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Judge rejects pharmacy’s entry appeal over undeclared FtP investigation

Superintendent ‘doubled down’ when asked about 2017 investigation, finds tribunal

27 Aug 2026

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Contractor struck off for Government grant fraud during Covid-19 pandemic

Pharmacy owner forged quotes from premises improvement and energy companies

27 Aug 2026

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Prison pharmacy technician struck off over cocaine smuggling conviction

Pharmacy technician’s conduct posed risk to prisoners in her care, finds GPhC

24 Aug 2026

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Pharmacy Owners: Ignore the Employment Rights Act 2025 at your peril

Employment lawyer Laura Wharton on the changes coming to rules around short-term contracts, unfair dismissal and redundancies

30 Jul 2026

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Jail sentences for ‘highly profitable’ online medicines gang

Four jailed at Wolverhampton Crown Court for their role in online diazepam operation

09 Jul 2026

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Ex-Phlo CEO found in contempt of court over work with care home DSP

Former Phlo CEO breached court order in running Remedi Solutions, finds judge

02 Jul 2026

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Competition watchdog welcomes court decision on Pfizer phenytoin case

Court of Appeal upholds CMA’s original finding against Pfizer and Flynn

22 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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Alliance delivery driver in court over £4k Ozempic theft

Driver employed by the wholesaler for 23 years kept stolen Ozempic pens in his fridge, court hears

02 Jun 2026

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Border operation stops £4.6m of illegal medicines entering UK

Sedatives, ED drugs and other products seized through global effort says MHRA

07 May 2026

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Prison sentences for Bolton steroid gang after MHRA seizes 130k doses

Seven men convicted for drugs offences and laundering over £1.8m

30 Apr 2026

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Negotiator won’t back IPA’s legal probe into dispensing at a loss regs

Not enough detail on trade body's proposals to seek legal advice, says CPE

29 Apr 2026

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Man to pay £1k compensation after 'threatening to kill' Day Lewis staff

IoW man ordered to pay £200 to five staff members after 'threatening to kill them'

23 Apr 2026

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‘Ludicrous’: IPA seeks legal advice on dispensing at a loss ‘requirement’

Trade body seeking advice 'to clarify the rights of contractors' as costs spiral

21 Apr 2026

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Pharmacists not protected by ‘deeply flawed’ Assisted Dying Bill, warns former Paralympian

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said the Bill "fails to safeguard the rights of organisations and individuals who conscientiously object”.

31 Mar 2026

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IPA will consider legal action if Government fails to plug funding gap

IPA says it will consider all options if Government fails to approach talks 'responsibly'

29 Jan 2026

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