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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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NHS spend on liquid paracetamol for care home patients up 240%

Unit costs double as patient numbers and average daily dose increase

11 Jun 2026

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Boots public listing could be abandoned as rivals bid for $10bn acquisition

Australian and Canadian bidders reportedly vying to buy the UK’s largest pharmacy multiple

10 Jun 2026

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Asda pharmacies offer £2 ‘bonus’ to customers who seek insect bite advice

Supermarket chain offering reward card customers £2 if they present with an insect bite

09 Jun 2026

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Boots sees annual profit rise by 24% to £260m despite dip in pharmacy revenue

Thriving beauty category and online sales drove chain’s profit in the year to September

09 Jun 2026

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‘Unusual case’: Pharmacy technician warned over police assault conviction

GPhC describes assault case as ‘unusual and exceptional’ as it issues warning

08 Jun 2026

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Paper prescriptions ‘forged by surgery staff to gain access to Mounjaro’

Security firm sounds alarm over ‘pattern of fraud’ involving forged GP signatures

05 Jun 2026

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New Seqirus flu vaccine for over-50s gets MHRA approval

Aujemflu approval follows trial involving more than 7,600 over-50s

04 Jun 2026

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Atorvastatin was most dispensed medicine in England in 2025-26

The statin is the most dispensed medicine since 2016-17, while 78 million items were dispensed in 2025-26.

04 Jun 2026

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Four-month suspension for locum who removed seven lorazepam tablets

Locum seen on CCTV removing blister strip from hospital pharmacy

04 Jun 2026

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Kamsons profitable despite 37% drop in EBITDA, accounts reveal

Turnover and gross profit rise at Kamsons despite director’s inflation warning

04 Jun 2026

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Lib Dem MP alleges some chains redirect patients to independents for loss-making drugs

Andrew George alleged some chains were falsely telling patients “those medicines are unavailable” but did not name any chains.

03 Jun 2026

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Pharmacy vaccination plans should be ‘terminated’ say regional doctor reps

BMA regional council calls for ‘termination’ of plans to extend pharmacy services

03 Jun 2026

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Health secretary defends single patient record amid privacy concerns

SPR will include ‘clear control over who can read what’ says James Murray

03 Jun 2026

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Labour didn’t have the money to expand pharmacist prescribing to complex conditions

CPE chief executive Janet Morrison said "governance, clinical structures, digital and staff training" must be in place.

02 Jun 2026

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