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Government must align pharmacies’ dispensing payments with wholesaler bills

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard wrote to health minister Stephen Kinnock this week.

12 Dec 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Lords committee warned urgent generics investment needed to avoid shortages

Pharma bodies tell the Lords Public Services Committee the US-UK tariff deal should not be funded “by further pressure" on generic medicines.

09 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy bodies give evidence to Lords inquiry on medicines security

The Healthcare Distribution Association's Martin Sawer said “incentives” were weakening the supply chain's resilience.

06 Nov 2025 , 4 Min Article

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Bank agrees £50m lending facility for Sigma as wholesaler eyes growth

Short-line wholesaler secures £5m increase to its asset-based lending facility

08 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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MHRA: We investigate and act when intelligence on medicines hoarding comes in

MHRA interim executive director James Pound said: "We proactively take action as information and intelligence is shared with us.”

24 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Labour must treat pharma wholesalers as business rates ‘special case’

The Healthcare Distribution Association said medicines distribution companies should not be “conflated" with other sectors.

25 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Sigma: New, greener logistics platform will prevent stock loss

Sigma Pharmaceuticals to use the 'ground-breaking' BoxxDocks platform

08 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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HDA defends members against ex-MHRA official's hoarding claims

Martin Sawer questioned whether ex-MHRA inspector Peter Coombs was referring to his members.

16 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Do we have strong enough regulation of wholesalers?

Has the MHRA looked into the allegations we’ve heard about in recent years? And if not, why not, asks ICP editor Neil Trainis.

23 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Wholesalers forced to cap pharmacy orders for strep A antibiotics

HDA director says one big pharmacy group ordered a month’s supply of antibiotics in one day this week

07 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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New leadership at AAH Pharmaceuticals

David Bound is the new chief executive of wholesaler AAH

16 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmaceutical wholesaler falls into administration

Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group, Testerworld Limited and Eclipse Generics Limited were appointed an administrator this week.

12 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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AAH pledges millions to improve its delivery service

AAH will invest around £30m over three years to improve its fleet of delivery vans.

02 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Government not helping wholesalers with labour shortages, warns HDA

Exclusive: Sawer voices concern about the “long-term structure of supply in the next 12 months".

10 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Wholesaler tries to raise 'tens of millions' after MHRA suspension

One of the largest UK drug wholesalers seeks cash injection, Sky reports.

21 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Fuel shortages: Medicines wholesalers 'severely tested'

Medicines wholesalers hit by shortages of fuel and delivery drivers, warns HDA.

27 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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