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Pharmacies in East London take part in cholesterol-lowering drug trial

The scheme will initially see Anjis Dispensing Chemist in Waltham Forest and branches of Rohpharm Pharmacy in Ilford and Plaistow administer medication.

23 Oct 2026

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Items per pharmacy in England up for fifth successive year, figures reveal

In 2025,26, an additional 2.49 million items were issued following Pharmacy First consultations, a 32 per cent rise from 2024-25.

19 Oct 2026

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APPG urges Labour to publish view on pharmacists' flexibilities to stop shortages

The All-Party Pharmacy Group wants pharmacists to supply a different strength or formulation of medicines when there are shortages.

15 Oct 2026

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Prescription alerts on NHS app begin on mobiles or smartwatches

The new notification system tells patients their prescription is ready to be collected at nearly 2,500 pharmacies.

14 Oct 2026

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NPA says ‘fund pharmacies’ after Policy Exchange calls for commissioning of dispensing doctors

A Policy Exchange report said dispensing GPs should be commissioned when unviable pharmacies have also been commissioned.

13 Oct 2026

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Pharmacy Show: Drug companies see IPs as group to influence, says NPA chair

NPA chair Olivier Picard warned drug companies may exert influence on independent prescribers.

12 Oct 2026

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Pharmacies that breached POM weight loss rules amend advertising

Infringements involved the distribution of emails, website homepages and posters on pharmacy premises.

06 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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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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Hounslow Council raises awareness of sexual health services in pharmacies

The campaign has two films which Hounslow Council said “challenges perceptions of what pharmacies offer".

15 Sep 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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NPA urges patients to be calm in pharmacies as global IT outage hits NHS

The outage has left pharmacies struggling to access prescriptions, which efforts to supply medicines.

19 Jul 2024

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