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Eli Lilly ‘confident’ orders placed by UK pharmacies for Foundayo will be fulfilled

Eli Lilly said supplies of Foundayo are "sufficient to meet clinical need" after its launch on private prescription yesterday.

24 Aug 2026

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Pharmacy facing 100 per cent rent rise gets support from Labour and Reform UK

Carewell Chemist in West Drayton may be forced to leave after 35 years if Hillingdon Council increases its rent.

19 Aug 2026

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Pharmacies in East Midlands start trialling NHS-funded oesophageal cancer test

Patients with persistent heartburn or acid reflux have been tested by five pharmacies using the capsule sponge test EndoSign.

07 Aug 2026

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DHSC issues eighth serious shortage protocol for Creon

The latest update, issued yesterday, extends the SSP, which was due to expire today, until Friday October 2, 2026.

07 Aug 2026

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Medicines supply issue notifications in first six months lower than previous years, DHSC claims

A Government report said manufacturing problems were most commonly reported to be the root cause of supply issues last year.

05 Aug 2026

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National pilot to improve newly qualified pharmacists’ confidence prescribing launched

The Pharmacist Enhanced Practice Pathway offers modular online learning, workshops and supervised learning.

04 Aug 2026

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Pharmacies in England deliver nearly 90,000 meningitis B vaccines in two weeks

NHS England said pharmacies administered 89,261 first doses as of Friday, July 31. The catch-up programme began on July 20.

03 Aug 2026

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NHSE: Pharmacies should help people caught up in industrial, nuclear and terrorist incidents

NHS England said pharmacies should offer support and advice to people “self-presenting with minor injuries or health concerns following an incident”.

31 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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Pharmacists had to procure their own PPE during pandemic, says Covid inquiry

The risks UK healthcare workers were exposed to as the disease spread were laid bare during the latest module of the inquiry.

16 Jul 2026

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NPA: Labour is ‘missing huge trick’ by excluding pharmacy from health and social care plan

The National Pharmacy Association chief executive Henry Gregg said it made “no sense whatsoever” to exclude pharmacies.

13 Jul 2026

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Pharmacy group raises over £320,000 for One Kind Act charity

Pyramid Pharmacy Group, which has 27 pharmacies, brought together local businesses and other community stakeholders.

09 Jul 2026

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Burnham leaves door open to supporting struggling pharmacies with business rates

Andy Burnham may support pharmacies with tax cuts to help them cope with wage increases if he becomes prime minister.

06 Jul 2026

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NPA: NHSE chair’s drone remarks fundamentally misunderstand pharmacy’s role

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard criticised Dr Penny Dash for saying “the overall majority” of medicines will be delivered by drones.

03 Jul 2026

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Pharmacist who supplied over 60,000 Xanax tablets without WDA suspended

Osama Hamed said he supplied Xanax 500mcg without a wholesale distribution authorisation to overseas charities in areas of humanitarian need.

23 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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