Insight

Pharmacy businesses are vulnerable at a time when medicine shortages are causing price fluctuations and wholesaler bills are difficult to pay

Course organisers in Manchester have two part-funded places available on a business course

Mitesh explains how the North London pharmacy’s online offering has gone from strength to strength

What does the current shortage of a range of generic medicines mean for community pharmacy contractors and their patients?

Far from being grim, the future is looking brighter for pharmacies that are prepared to think outside the box and consider expanding into new areas of business  

RPS Ltd’s Dennis Reid on how to keep your business in good health this winter

Mike Smith puts the world to rights…

A pharmacy refit might improve your business, but what are the tax rules around this?

How are contractors in England coping with the cuts to pharmacy funding so far? Could some contractors reach tipping point with their business finances?

Recent political turmoil in the country has led to significant delays to the Falsified Medicines Directive implementation, which could be a cause for concern for community pharmacy

Pharmacies under pressure have a choice of cutting costs, or improving productivity – which works?

The buyers of my pharmacy have queried a rating of F on our energy performance certificate. What does this mean?

Make a mistake in calculating a staff salary and you could be named and shamed

NHS England’s review of “low value” prescription items has the potential to save up to £400 million a year, but what could be the implications?

Even the best pharmacies could free up time currently devoted to the dispensing process that could be put to better use

Brexit looks set to drive up prices of generic medicines and threaten access, while a government bill may have a similar effect. P3 reports on a difficult outlook for the sector

I am thinking of buying a pharmacy, but there is a restrictive covenant on the title preventing pharmacy use

Community pharmacy has to be seen as more than a dispensary service in order to remain competitive.

How pharmacies can meet Quality Payment criteria by getting on board with the Dementia Friends initiative

Dawn Williams, head of customer development at Celesio UK, looks key steps to meet patient safety criteria for the Quality Payment Scheme