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Prescription items dispensed in England on the rise and top 10 drugs revealed

Figures by the NHS Business Services Authority show Atorvastatin was the most dispensed medicine in terms of volume in 2025-26.

23 Jun 2026

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Competition watchdog welcomes court decision on Pfizer phenytoin case

Court of Appeal upholds CMA’s original finding against Pfizer and Flynn

22 Jun 2026

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Hospital technician struck off after GPhC upholds sexual harassment allegations

GPhC finds pharmacy technician engaged in unwanted behaviour with two colleagues 10 years apart

22 Jun 2026

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Pharmacy technician who concealed police investigation and common assault conviction suspended

Johnesia Francis failed to declare a police investigation, criminal proceedings and conviction when renewing her registration and was suspended for 10 weeks.

22 Jun 2026

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We must talk about pharmacist prescribing for complex conditions ‘sooner rather than later’

Numark chair Harry McQuillan said the 2026-27 funding talks raised the question 'are we being ambitious enough?'

19 Jun 2026

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Pharmacist who used pharmacy’s ordering system to obtain opioid dishonestly suspended

The General Pharmaceutical Council suspended Matthew Howard Gow for six months after he accessed dihydrocodeine without a valid prescription or permission.

19 Jun 2026

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CPE survey seeks views on pharmacy contract settlement

CPE has launched a survey to gauge contractors' views on the 2026/27 CPCF settlement

18 Jun 2026

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Chronic medicine shortages pose patient safety risk, says NPA

Medicine shortages “have never been so chronic and severe”, senior health leaders have warned

18 Jun 2026

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MHRA issues drug safety update for ACE inhibitors

The MHRA is updating product information for all ACE inhibitors to strengthen the warnings on the risk of delayed-onset angioedema

17 Jun 2026

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More than 60% of patients worried their medicines are fake

A survey commissioned by Avery Dennison, has revealed that six in 10 people are worried their prescribed drugs might be fake or substandard

17 Jun 2026

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Tesco offers free BP checks to football fans

Tesco Pharmacy has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation to offer football fans free blood pressure checks

17 Jun 2026

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PAGB launches self-care roadmap

The Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB), has published a self-care roadmap to support delivery of the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan

15 Jun 2026

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GPhC's Gisela Abbam awarded OBE in King's Birthday Honours

The GPhC chair, Gisela Abbam, has been awarded an OBE in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List

15 Jun 2026

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Pharmacies in England to offer students MenB vaccines

Community pharmacies in England are to administer meningitis B vaccines in a one-off vaccination programme to protect students

15 Jun 2026

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Wegovy pill gets MHRA approval in European first

Landmark approval for once-daily GLP-1 pill welcomed, but NPA raises black market concerns

11 Jun 2026

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Peak Pharmacy issues CapEx warning as it posts £8.6m pre-tax loss

Peak owners say they are ‘not willing to inject further funds at a loss to themselves’

11 Jun 2026

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