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Boots launches prescription order reminder text message service

Re-order prompts sent via text aimed at improving adherence, says chain

04 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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Plans for £7bn Boots takeover at risk amid ‘stand-off’ with potential buyers

Weston family offered a ‘lower number’ than Boots owners expected, according to reports

04 Aug 2026

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Warning for hospital pharmacist who viewed colleague’s medical records

FtP committee accepts pharmacists’ evidence that he did not share information accessed via medical records

04 Aug 2026

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Patients prescribed dependency-forming medicines in England fell in last 10 years

The number of patients prescribed the medicines fell from 8.1 million in 2016-17 to seven million in 2025-26, according to the NHS Business Services Authority.

04 Aug 2026

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Puberty blockers trial to proceed after legal challenge quashed

Pathways trial at KCL designed with ‘conspicuous care’ finds High Court judge

03 Aug 2026

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Allergy prescriptions dispensed in England increased by two million in five years

Fexofenadine, branded Allevia or Treathay, was the most dispensed antihistamine with 7,058,089 items in 2025-26.

03 Aug 2026

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Lilly’s Mounjaro delivery scheme opens up to GPhC-registered pharmacies

Lilly Direct was previously available only to clinics without a registered pharmacy

03 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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Dementia: part one

Part one of this dementia CPPE module looks at the prevalence of the condition as well as the different types of dementia.

31 Jul 2026

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Dementia: part two

Part two of this dementia CPPE module looks at the risk factors associated with dementia and lifestyle factors that can reduce its risk.

31 Jul 2026

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Dementia: part three

Part three of this dementia CPPE module takes a look at the holistic approach to dementia management and other pharmacological options.

31 Jul 2026

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Dementia: part four

Part four of this dementia CPPE module looks at living with dementia and how pharmacy teams can establish a dementia friendly environment.

31 Jul 2026

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Dementia: part five

Part five of this dementia CPPE module looks at advance care planning.

31 Jul 2026

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Contractors raise concerns about Mounjaro clawbacks sought by Lilly

IPCN members say Lilly’s ‘substantial deductions’ cannot be reconciled with purchase records

31 Jul 2026

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‘Serious failure’: Pharmacist warned over lack of buprenorphine patient checks

Failure to follow buprenorphine SOP ‘unacceptable’ says regulator

31 Jul 2026

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