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Difflam: Sore throat

Training resources to refresh your sore throat category and product knowledge so you can provide the most appropriate advice for every customer

05 Oct 2026

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Focus on Chikungunya virus

Learn about the global public health threat posed by Chikungunya and how pharmacy can help protect travellers

05 Oct 2026

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Staffordshire pharmacies raise awareness of scammers with leaflets with prescriptions

Pharmacies are working with local police to raise awareness of fraud among the elderly and vulnerable population.

05 Oct 2026

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Pharmacy to run cardiac screening tests for Southall FC players and staff

Rahul Puri, a pharmacist at Puri Pharmacy, said the initiative will "address the practical barriers to access screening” for clubs outside professional football.

05 Oct 2026

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NPA: Creon and Estradot’s record as UK’s longest drugs shortages is deeply depressing

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard urged Labour to “urgently” publish the outcome of a public consultation on dispensing flexibilities.

02 Oct 2026

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National awards celebrate inspirational work of independent pharmacies

The great work independents do in the UK was celebrated at the Independent Pharmacy Awards at the House of Commons.

01 Oct 2026

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Number of UK pharmacies increases for first time in five years, says report

A Christie & Co report said there are 13,779 registered pharmacies in the UK, 47 more than the previous year.

01 Oct 2026

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Morrisons starts selling pharmacies as cost-cutting programme continues

The chain has sold several pharmacies to individual buyers and is looking to sell dozens more early next year, according to reports.

28 Sep 2026

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Over 280,000 people in England saw their pharmacy close in first eight months of 2026

National Pharmacy Association research found patients travel significant lengths to access care.

28 Sep 2026

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Framework to expand independent prescribing across UK launched by NPA

The framework said there must be “sustainable remuneration and routine NHS commissioning" for independent prescribing.

25 Sep 2026

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Royal College of Pharmacy urges Scottish Government to do more to stop rising drug deaths

The Royal College of Pharmacy said the government failed to implement its 2021 recommendations.

24 Sep 2026

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GPhC seeks Google meeting after drug dealers pose as pharmacies on Google Maps

An investigation found dealers were selling cocaine, ketamine, counterfeit banknotes and guns.

23 Sep 2026

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Avicenna partners with Healthya to help members deliver clinical services

Avicenna has partnered Healthya to help its member pharmacies deliver clinical services.

22 Sep 2026

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Managing inappropriate polypharmacy

An overview of appropriate and inappropriate polypharmacy and its management, as well as the role of deprescribing.

21 Sep 2026

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GP practice says ‘comprehensive’ medicines and prescribing policy in place after patient’s death

An inquest heard Alison Rose Thomas obtained a month’s supply of codeine “on the strength of an unverified assertion" she was to travel to France.

21 Sep 2026

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CPE warns Labour not to push more work on pharmacies without ‘proper support’

Community Pharmacy England chief Janet Morrison warned Labour it risks undermining pharmacy services ahead of its party conference this weekend.

21 Sep 2026

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