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Government must align pharmacies’ dispensing payments with wholesaler bills

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard wrote to health minister Stephen Kinnock this week.

12 Dec 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Lords committee warned urgent generics investment needed to avoid shortages

Pharma bodies tell the Lords Public Services Committee the US-UK tariff deal should not be funded “by further pressure" on generic medicines.

09 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy bodies give evidence to Lords inquiry on medicines security

The Healthcare Distribution Association's Martin Sawer said “incentives” were weakening the supply chain's resilience.

06 Nov 2025 , 4 Min Article

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Bank agrees £50m lending facility for Sigma as wholesaler eyes growth

Short-line wholesaler secures £5m increase to its asset-based lending facility

08 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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MHRA: We investigate and act when intelligence on medicines hoarding comes in

MHRA interim executive director James Pound said: "We proactively take action as information and intelligence is shared with us.”

24 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Labour must treat pharma wholesalers as business rates ‘special case’

The Healthcare Distribution Association said medicines distribution companies should not be “conflated" with other sectors.

25 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Sigma: New, greener logistics platform will prevent stock loss

Sigma Pharmaceuticals to use the 'ground-breaking' BoxxDocks platform

08 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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HDA defends members against ex-MHRA official's hoarding claims

Martin Sawer questioned whether ex-MHRA inspector Peter Coombs was referring to his members.

16 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Wholesalers forced to cap pharmacy orders for strep A antibiotics

HDA director says one big pharmacy group ordered a month’s supply of antibiotics in one day this week

07 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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New leadership at AAH Pharmaceuticals

David Bound is the new chief executive of wholesaler AAH

16 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmaceutical wholesaler falls into administration

Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group, Testerworld Limited and Eclipse Generics Limited were appointed an administrator this week.

12 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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AAH pledges millions to improve its delivery service

AAH will invest around £30m over three years to improve its fleet of delivery vans.

02 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Government not helping wholesalers with labour shortages, warns HDA

Exclusive: Sawer voices concern about the “long-term structure of supply in the next 12 months".

10 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Wholesaler tries to raise 'tens of millions' after MHRA suspension

One of the largest UK drug wholesalers seeks cash injection, Sky reports.

21 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Fuel shortages: Medicines wholesalers 'severely tested'

Medicines wholesalers hit by shortages of fuel and delivery drivers, warns HDA.

27 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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AAH axes pharmacy surcharges following critical NPA report

AAH says it will stop surcharges following a report that shed light on the problems they were causing. 

 

14 Dec 2020 , 1 Min Article

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