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Suppliers face £130m fine after appeal against CMA finding on hydrocortisone pricing fails

Auden McKenzie and Actavis UK, which raised prices for hydrocortisone tablets by over 10,000 per cent over a decade, have had their appeal against a Competition and Markets Authority finding of excessive pricing rejected.

19 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy halted in attempt to prevent pharmacist operating in same village

Burns Pharmacy Ltd appealed against a ruling to uphold Ayrshire and Arran Health Board’s decision to allow Sean Manson to operate in Monkton.

15 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Man who left his blood and phone at pharmacy crime scene jailed

A man who broke into a pharmacy in the Scottish town of Ayr and stole medication has been jailed for 17 months.

26 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Man gets five years for illegal possession and intent to supply

MHRA investigation leads to five year sentence for West Midlands man found in possession of over 23,000 zopiclone and zolpidem tablets

06 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Companies told to stop promoting POM treatments for hay fever

Over a dozen companies have been forced to amend their advertising following MHRA action.

16 Mar 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Manchester police appeal for information after pharmacy delivery van stolen

Van involved in 'violent' theft contained £500 worth of 'high strength medication'

14 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Don’t comply with ‘advance clinical check’ SOPs, PDA urges pharmacists

Practice exposes pharmacists to possible FtP and legal risks, says PDA

28 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Man receives community order after racially abusing pharmacist

Hartlepool man shouted racial abuse in branch of Rowlands Pharmacy last November.

30 Jan 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Over a million counterfeit pills seized from Manchester premises

Suspected counterfeit codeine, diazepam and lorazepam seized along with cash

18 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharma companies fined £70m for ramping up phenytoin prices 2,500%

Pfizer and Flynn must face the consequences, says markets watchdog

21 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy manager jailed after selling codeine to drug dealer

Ex-manager sentenced to two years and five months for illegally selling codeine and other drugs.

19 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Belfast pharmacist stabbed during aggravated burglary

A man fled the scene after attempting to access the dispensary and stabbing the pharmacist.

07 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Isle of Wight drug bribery trial ends with not guilty verdicts

Pharmacist Cathal Daly and three others found not guilty after six week trial at Southampton Crown Court

04 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Syri fined after supplying under-strength medicine to child

Company ordered to pay over £50,000 and more than £100,000 in costs after specials manufacturing error

04 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Police in Greater Manchester find controlled and prescription drugs on street  

The medicines seized included pregabalin, flucloxacillin, nitrazepam and zopiclone.

14 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies report 'antivax law firm' to the police after 'threatening letter'

Letter makes false claims about police investigation into Covid vaccine roll out.

11 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article