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Pharmacist who accessed ex-husband’s medical records without clinical justification warned

Kiran Rachel Lombardo also gained access to medical records of family members on a number of occasions “with only their verbal consent”.

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist runs for charity after losing thigh muscle to rare cancer

GP pharmacist from Durham runs Great North Run on behalf of Sarcoma UK

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CPPE starts weight management programme

Workshops will support pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainees.

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Drug misuse deaths in Scotland falls – but opioids the most common cause

The National Records of Scotland said the number of deaths fell to its lowest figure since 2017.

05 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Politicians in Northern Ireland visit pharmacies to find out about palliative care

The politicians went to Daly’s Pharmacy in Banbridge and Sweeney’s Pharmacy in Holywood to mark Palliative Care Week.

05 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who made false insurance declarations to GPhC suspended for six months

Babak Gholamhosseini ran two pharmacies without appropriate professional indemnity insurance over extended periods.

04 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pressure on Jhoots increases as another MP demands answers about poor service

Liberal Democrat MP Ian Roome has written to Jhoots CEO Manjit Jhooty after “a series of unexpected closures at local pharmacies” in North Devon.

03 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Diary note: Countdown to CCA conference

The Company Chemists’ Association’s inaugural conference will take place next week in central London.

03 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who gave child shingles vaccine suspended for four months

Kofi Akuamoah Boahene thought Zostavax was effective against chickenpox even though it was not listed in the patient group direction.

03 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Police hunt woman after seizing £32,000 of alleged fake Mounjaro and Ozempic

Detectives from City of London Police want to question Christina Parfitt, 40, in connection with the illegal sale of the medicines.

01 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CPE indicates it will push Labour to include pharmacies in NHS chickenpox programme

The first ever NHS chickenpox vaccination programme is expected to start in England in January next year.

01 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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'Very disappointing': Government refuses to raise flu £9.58 jab fee

Service fee stuck at £9.58 for seventh year running as CPE blasts 'unacceptable' decision

29 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Approval for first new UTI antibiotic in decades

Gepotidacin as effective as the frontline antibiotic for UTIs, trials showed

29 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC clamps down on pharmacies over marketing of Mounjaro alternatives

Numerous complaints of pharmacies 'incentivising' bulk-buying and inappropriate switches

29 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Online locum booking platform secures 3-year deal with Well

Locate a Locum announces new contract after developing its software with government support

28 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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