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Lilly launches home delivery service for privately prescribed medicines

29th June 2026

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Asda Pharmacy launching ‘judgement-free’ disposal scheme for unregulated medicines

26th June 2026

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Nearly one person a week diagnosed with TB only after death, study finds

26th June 2026

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Childhood vaccine changes boost MenB uptake, UKHSA data shows

25th June 2026

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Independent thinking on the pharmacy contract

4th June 2026

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'Let’s make a societal shift towards ending smoking for good'

5th May 2026

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How luxury pharmacy is run in a leading London store

27th April 2026

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Seamless patient care - across the professional divide

16th April 2026

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New concordat commits to making royal college pharmacy's ‘professional leadership home’

29th June 2026

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NHS Scotland to offer semaglutide injections for heart attack and stroke prevention

25th June 2026

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Shorter benzodiazepine prescriptions could reduce long-term use

25th June 2026

Patients at risk as NHS and online prescriptions not joined up

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Incomplete prescription information putting patients at risk

25th June 2026

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Leaders call for primary care contracts to be aligned to make neighbourhoods work

25th June 2026

Almost two thirds of people worry that their medication could be fake

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Almost two thirds of people worry their medication is fake, study reveals

24th June 2026

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Hierarchy of harm: nicotine alternatives in a post-tobacco era

24th June 2026

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Drug that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes, recommended by NICE

23rd June 2026

Wegovy weight loss pill first to get approval in the UK

Wegovy weight-loss pills: everything pharmacists need to know

MenB vaccination programme to be rolled out in pharmacies

Weight loss medication

Thousands of GP appointments freed up through joint working with community pharmacy

Regulators warn pharmacies against advertising weight-loss pills

New MHRA and FDA liaison programme announced

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Defect notice issued over packets with outdated information leaflets

Medical distributor launches new pharmacy ordering platform

EU Critical Medicines Act could send UK to the ‘back of the queue’

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