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Illegal medicines worth £30 million seized in the UK in 2023

The MHRA, working with law enforcement partners, says it seized more than 15.5 million doses of illegally traded medicines with a street value of more than £30 million during 2023.

30 Jan 2024

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GPhC tells pharmacist to undertake sexual boundaries training

Two colleagues and one patient complained about pharmacist's 'inappropriate' behaviour

19 Jan 2024

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Supervising pharmacy’s evolution

Our legal expert writer Richard Hough casts his eye on the government’s proposed changes to supervision.

16 Jan 2024

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Three sentenced for illegal sale and supply of unlicensed medicines

Cleave Lewis, Denis Sutherland and David Sutherland were found in possession of nearly 1.3 million prescription-only drugs.

08 Dec 2023

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Drug dealer who pretended to be a pharmacist jailed after student’s death

Benjamin Brown, 32, from Byrefield Road, Surrey, was jailed for four and-a-half years for supplying and possessing prescription-only drugs.

05 Dec 2023

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A guide to dilapidations

Bella Stuart-Bourne from Charles Russell Speechlys goes through the key considerations for pharmacy tenants.

15 Nov 2023

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Navigating corporate legal matters in pharmacy

What are the key corporate matters you need to navigate to ensure you comply and protect your interests?

20 Sep 2023

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Suppliers face £130m fine after appeal against CMA finding on hydrocortisone pricing fails

Auden McKenzie and Actavis UK, which raised prices for hydrocortisone tablets by over 10,000 per cent over a decade, have had their appeal against a Competition and Markets Authority finding of excessive pricing rejected.

19 Sep 2023

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Pharmacy halted in attempt to prevent pharmacist operating in same village

Burns Pharmacy Ltd appealed against a ruling to uphold Ayrshire and Arran Health Board’s decision to allow Sean Manson to operate in Monkton.

15 Sep 2023

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MHRA catches Maidenhead couple in £1.6m black market medicines ploy

Maidenhead couple found with drugs for breast cancer, ADHD, erectile dysfunction and hair loss

11 Sep 2023

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Five charged in Dudley over ‘illegal online medicine sales’

Charges follow an MHRA investigation into illegally operating websites

01 Sep 2023

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Unlicensed Botox and fillers seized in Manchester raid by MHRA

Thousands of unlicensed medical products seized in morning raid

17 Jul 2023

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Police issue CCTV image following £1.4k cosmetics theft from Boots

Man in picture could help with investigation, says Nottinghamshire Police

11 Jul 2023

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Man who left his blood and phone at pharmacy crime scene jailed

A man who broke into a pharmacy in the Scottish town of Ayr and stole medication has been jailed for 17 months.

26 Jun 2023

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Man gets five years for illegal possession and intent to supply

MHRA investigation leads to five year sentence for West Midlands man found in possession of over 23,000 zopiclone and zolpidem tablets

06 Jun 2023

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Breaking a pharmacy lease

Lauren Kelly provides an insight into the legal factors pharmacists need to consider.

18 May 2023

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