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Business rates are just part of the challenge for pharmacies

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan says the Scottish government’s budget provides more clarity than in England.

19 Jan 2026

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Pharmacist who imported unlicensed medicines from China warned by GPhC

Alexander Philip Clarke purchased medicines from China without a legal prescription between June and October 2023.

15 Jan 2026

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Pharmacist who stole £3,000 from pharmacy till warned by GPhC

Dustin Ki Lok Chu stole about £3,000 from the till in the pharmacy where he worked as a superintendent pharmacist.

15 Jan 2026

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Pharmacist in Scotland who sexually assaulted two patients struck off register

Tauqeer Azam was jailed for two years after sexually assaulting two patients in separate incidents.

14 Jan 2026

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Stand firm, stand strong

My hope for 2026 is if we feel the terms of funding talks are unacceptable, we come together with a clear ‘no’, says Nick Kaye.

13 Jan 2026

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Letter to the editor 7

Our readers get in touch with Independent Community Pharmacist magazine to get things off their chest.

06 Jan 2026

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Pharmacist who made nearly 700 fraudulent NMS claims suspended

Riza Shahid Ali falsified a record to show an NMS intervention occurred on August 18, 2022 even though the patient died on May 14, 2021.

06 Jan 2026

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Hallett elected interim chair of Welsh Pharmacy Board

Liz Hallett elected interim chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board, to serve until March 2026.

23 Dec 2025

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Pharmacy could manage obesity – but are we up for it?

Addressing the problem at scale will be a challenge in Northern Ireland within existing service frameworks, says Terry Maguire.

09 Dec 2025

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Pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed Buprenorphine instead of emergency contraceptive warned

Fola Mustapha failed to carry out proper identity checks before dispensing the wrong medication.

09 Dec 2025

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A trailblazing independent

Independent Pharmacist of the Year Gareth Hughes talks to ICP magazine about his successes in Wales.

25 Nov 2025

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Joe Irvin to chair Trustee Board of future Royal College

Joe Irvin OBE has been appointed as the inaugural chair of the Board of Trustees of the future Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm).

25 Nov 2025

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Pharmacist who delivered homeopathic injection sourced from internet warned

The regulator’s investigating committee heard Bindy Rowcroft delivered the injection while working for The Medical Group.

24 Nov 2025

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Pharmacist who breached patient confidentiality with WhatsApp images to ex-wife suspended

Zohaib Hussain sent a picture on the social media platform of a patient with a rash exposing parts of their body during a consultation.

20 Nov 2025

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Independent’s insight

Steven Pal, who owns Monkspath Pharmacy in Solihull, was Numark’s 6,000th member.

18 Nov 2025

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Pharmacist who oversaw prescribing of 85,000 drugs without safeguards can continue practising

A GPhC hearing last week said Tariq Boodho’s fitness-to-practise was not impaired after he met "regulatory and public interest concerns".

17 Nov 2025

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