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Pharmacist returns to register nine years after GPhC ordered removal after fraud conviction

Faraz Cheema was given the sanction by the GPhC in July 2017 after he cheated two doctors out of a combined £198,000.

05 Nov 2026

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Less than a third aware of some pharmacy services, finds NPA

NPA polling reveals gaps in awareness when it comes to Pharmacy First treatment options

05 Nov 2026

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Scottish pharmacy company ‘breached terms of bank facility’ say administrators

Business opened two bank accounts without Metro Bank's knowledge, report claims

05 Nov 2026

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ASA bans ads promoting POM weight loss pills – including one on a bus

Two ads by Voy under its ‘The weight is over’ campaign were banned, one of which was seen in an image on a bus in July this year.

04 Nov 2026

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Pharmacist struck off after conviction for possessing images of child abuse

Dorset hospital pharmacist was convicted of possessing indecent images in January this year

04 Nov 2026

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Scottish Government starts video interpreting pharmacy pilot for deaf patients

Deaf patients will scan a QR code and type a pharmacy’s name before being connected to an interpreter, then a pharmacist.

03 Nov 2026

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Some pharmacies already out of first-line flu vaccines, warns CPE

First-line flu vaccine stock ‘under pressure’ says negotiator

03 Nov 2026

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Ex-Phlo CEO ordered to pay £1.7m over concealed pharmacy payments

Online pharmacy’s former CEO found to have breached Companies Act

03 Nov 2026

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University launches support network for pharmacists supervising trainees

The University of Hertfordshire has created a support network for supervisors and designated prescribing practitioners to share their experiences.

02 Nov 2026

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Member of the public stabbed in Boots branch as he ‘tried to stop shoplifter’

Police making urgent enquiries to locate suspect in Friday morning incident

02 Nov 2026

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Warnings about ofloxacin risk provide ‘insufficient safeguards’, says coroner after suicide

An inquest heard Alexander Mulroney took his own life after taking the fluoroquinolone antibiotic.

02 Nov 2026

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Allcures puts 15 pharmacies into administration ahead of sale to London group

Allcures sells its branches in southern England through pre-packaged administration

02 Nov 2026

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Challenging year for Scottish pharmacy chain as operating losses deepen

Lindsay & Gilmour focusing on private service delivery on foot of a ‘challenging year’

29 Oct 2026

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NHS urges conflict of interest caution as it green-lights IP service

Publication of IP specification gives legal basis for service to commence

29 Oct 2026

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Pharmacist who took lorazepam without permission has suspension extended

George Mwiti Mbwii was originally suspended for four months in June after he took the drug from the hospital where he worked.

29 Oct 2026

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Over a third of Scottish people use Pharmacy First at least once a year

Service widely used by members of the public, Government statistics reveal

28 Oct 2026

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