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Embracing a brave new world

The future of pharmacy will almost certainly feature AI in a leading role. Kathy Oxtoby explores what this future could look like.

29 May 2025 , 5 Min Article

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New boss for Cegedim Rx

Tracey Robertson takes over from Phil Galt at the pharmacy software supplier.

24 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Over 50pc of pharmacies plan to invest in automation says survey

Over half of pharmacies plan to invest in automation in the next 12 months, says a survey from automation company Omnicell.

03 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Technology long read: Time to be a record breaker

The Tony Blair Institute has called for a digital health record for every individual and read-write access to patient records is being rolled out across England’s community pharmacy network to support services like Pharmacy First. How are things progressing? Saša Janković investigates

25 Oct 2024 , 8 Min Article

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NPA urges patients to be calm in pharmacies as global IT outage hits NHS

The outage has left pharmacies struggling to access prescriptions, which efforts to supply medicines.

19 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical briefing: 3D printing and the future of therapeutics

Could 3D printing be the future of medicine, enabling tailored drug release profiles and personalised medicine that would simplify taking multiple medications at different times? Clinical editor Mark Greener takes a peek into his therapeutic crystal ball...

10 Jul 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Pharmacy2U picks up LloydsDirect for an undisclosed amount

The merger brings together the UK’s two biggest online pharmacy businesses.

09 Oct 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Behind the times?

What are pharmacy technology firms doing to drive much needed modernisation and policy change?

25 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business building by going online

Use this CPD module to consider how expanding your pharmacy online can benefit your business.

04 May 2022 , 60 Min Module

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Blood test will detect early signs of bowel cancer

A blood test that can detect the early signs of bowel cancer will be rolled out in GP practices.

13 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sheffield pharmacy claims it is first to go fully paperless

Foxhill Pharmacy in Sheffield claims it has become the first pharmacy in the UK to go paperless, having switched to a cloud-based system.

18 Mar 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sheffield pharmacy claims it is first to go fully paperless

Foxhill Pharmacy in Sheffield claims it has become the first pharmacy in the UK to go paperless, having switched to a cloud-based system.

18 Mar 2021 , 1 Min Article

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