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Court confirms Auden Mckenzie and Actavis UK charged excessive and unfair hydrocortisone prices

The Court of Appeal upheld a Competition and Markets Authority ruling that the companies broke the law.

29 Jul 2026

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Coroner: Schizophrenia patient died from clozapine toxicity after stopping smoking

‘Heavy smoker’ with paranoid schizophrenia stopped while on holiday, finds inquest

29 Jul 2026

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Five charged over alleged robbery at Boots in London and Notts Police investigate pharmacy break-in

Police who investigated reports of a robbery in a branch of Boots on Hornchurch High Street made five arrests.

28 Jul 2026

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Two Allied Pharmacies stores under new ownership 7 months after Jhoots deal

Allied Pharmacies sells two of the stores it bought out of administration from Jhoots

28 Jul 2026

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Lincolnshire Co-op makes six redundant in pharmacy warehouse but plans branch improvements

Lincolnshire Co-op said 11 staff will move "on to new opportunities” after a consultation as “part of a wider change programme”.

28 Jul 2026

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Over 300k women access free EHC from pharmacies in 5 months

NHSE publishes figures on morning after pill uptake

28 Jul 2026

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Viatris made ‘difficult decision’ not to supply flu vaccine for 2026-27 UK season

Viatris said it wanted “to give customers sufficient time to secure alternative supply".

27 Jul 2026

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‘We’ve had no MenB vaccines delivered’: 85% of pharmacies face difficulties with service

Booking system and vaccine allocation emerge as key challenges in IPA survey

27 Jul 2026

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Ex-Boots tutor suspended over sexualised WhatsApp messages

Pharmacist persisted in sending unwanted messages after being asked to stop

27 Jul 2026

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Novo Nordisk’s £16m profit ‘driven by private Wegovy sales’

‘Rest of the portfolio in decline’ say Novo Nordisk UK directors

24 Jul 2026

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Independent pharmacies more likely to fail inspections, reports regulator

GPhC-authored academic paper finds larger corporate entities more likely to meet all inspection standards

24 Jul 2026

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Administrators update on Scottish chain's fate as 17 employees made redundant

Holding company Amiry & Gilbride had become ‘reliant on cash injections’ say administrators

23 Jul 2026

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Prescribing of mental health medicines in England on the rise, figures show

The NHS Business Services Authority revealed 96 million antidepressant items were prescribed in 2025-26.

23 Jul 2026

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Pharmacies ‘dismayed’ as pubs get 20% rates reduction

Pharmacies left out of Burnham’s business rates announcement

23 Jul 2026

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Pharmacist convicted for assaulting police officer and making homophobic 999 call suspended

Paul Martin Gadsden, who was suspended for six months, was also convicted of using threatening behaviour towards a taxi driver.

23 Jul 2026

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Pharmacies sold out of administration after falling into arrears with wholesalers

Neath pharmacies ‘could not maintain necessary stock levels’ after falling into debt

22 Jul 2026

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