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Number of smokers in England falls to fewer than one in 10 for first time

The proportion of smokers fell to 9.5 per cent last year from 10.4 per cent in 2024.

07 Oct 2026

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‘Definitive agreement’: Boots UK & Ireland sold for £6.7bn to Weston family

Sale of Boots Group businesses expected to go through in first quarter of 2027

07 Oct 2026

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London pharmacist obtained leukaemia drugs with false prescriptions to sell to Europe

Pair found guilty after causing a £1.3m loss to the NHS over high-cost drugs

07 Oct 2026

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First ads promoting prescription oral weight loss drugs banned

The Advertising Standards Authority said adverts from Simple Online Pharmacy and Pharmacy Online broke the rules.

07 Oct 2026

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‘Alarming’: Monthly price concessions record broken yet again

A total of 268 concessions granted in September

06 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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Online pharmacy loses appeal after ‘selling GSL medicines over the counter’

Wakefield DSP fails to have breach notice overturned on appeal

06 Oct 2026

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PSA tells health secretary GPhC repeatedly fails to promptly resolve FtP cases

The Professional Standards Authority told Yvette Cooper the GPhC has not met the “timeliness of investigations” standard since 2019.

06 Oct 2026

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NPA posts £2m profit as insurance revenue rises by 15%

Trade body ‘continues to be successful in recruiting new members’ say annual accounts

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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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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Beautician fined for unlawful POM possession after running aesthetics clinic from her home

Coleraine beautician fined £1,500 and a £15 offender levy

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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CPE runs £67k deficit as PR and staffing costs rise

Negotiator says deficit does not reflect ‘underlying financial pressure’

02 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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Welsh negotiator gives contractors three-month ‘levy holiday’

‘The least we can do’ says Community Pharmacy Wales of its decision

01 Oct 2026

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