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GPhC urges search engines to act faster against fake online pharmacies

Prioritise registered pharmacies in internet searches, regulator urges at parliamentary round table

23 Jun 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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ASA slams blood pressure apps for misleading public

Three health tracking apps implied their products measure BP, finds regulator

23 Jun 2026

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Don’t promote Wegovy pill, regulators warn online pharmacies

Regulators say they will crack down on businesses advertising weight loss tablets

23 Jun 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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Hospital technician struck off after GPhC upholds sexual harassment allegations

GPhC finds pharmacy technician engaged in unwanted behaviour with two colleagues 10 years apart

22 Jun 2026

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Pharmacy technician who concealed police investigation and common assault conviction suspended

Johnesia Francis failed to declare a police investigation, criminal proceedings and conviction when renewing her registration and was suspended for 10 weeks.

22 Jun 2026

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Pharmacist who used pharmacy’s ordering system to obtain opioid dishonestly suspended

The General Pharmaceutical Council suspended Matthew Howard Gow for six months after he accessed dihydrocodeine without a valid prescription or permission.

19 Jun 2026

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We must talk about pharmacist prescribing for complex conditions ‘sooner rather than later’

Numark chair Harry McQuillan said the 2026-27 funding talks raised the question 'are we being ambitious enough?'

19 Jun 2026

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Wegovy pill gets MHRA approval in European first

Landmark approval for once-daily GLP-1 pill welcomed, but NPA raises black market concerns

11 Jun 2026

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Peak Pharmacy issues CapEx warning as it posts £8.6m pre-tax loss

Peak owners say they are ‘not willing to inject further funds at a loss to themselves’

11 Jun 2026

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NHS spend on liquid paracetamol for care home patients up 240%

Unit costs double as patient numbers and average daily dose increase

11 Jun 2026

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Boots public listing could be abandoned as rivals bid for $10bn acquisition

Australian and Canadian bidders reportedly vying to buy the UK’s largest pharmacy multiple

10 Jun 2026

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Boots sees annual profit rise by 24% to £260m despite dip in pharmacy revenue

Thriving beauty category and online sales drove chain’s profit in the year to September

09 Jun 2026

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Asda pharmacies offer £2 ‘bonus’ to customers who seek insect bite advice

Supermarket chain offering reward card customers £2 if they present with an insect bite

09 Jun 2026

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‘Unusual case’: Pharmacy technician warned over police assault conviction

GPhC describes assault case as ‘unusual and exceptional’ as it issues warning

08 Jun 2026

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