Pharmacies have always played a vital role in providing healthcare in local communities, and the new 10-year health plan envisages a far-reaching shift towards a wider range of services for patients ...

A London university has launched a medical degree for qualified healthcare professionals including pharmacists to “transition” into doctors.

The shareholders of Boots’ parent company have given their “overwhelming support” to its acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, it has revealed.

The RPS has revealed that it is now “supportive” of making Pharmacy medicines (P-meds) available for self-selection, despite previously being opposed to the practice.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has announced the launch of a new “top-up” online degree for pharmacy technicians to “enhance their scope of practice”.

Knights Pharmacy will acquire pharmacy branches from Avicenna Retail thanks to an eight-figure funding package from HSBC, the bank has announced.

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has urged pharmacy teams to follow serious shortage protocols (SSPs) “correctly” after many claims have not met requirements.

A coroner has warned the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) that misinterpretation of 28-day-supply prescriptions can lead to patients developing “life-threatening” conditions.

The ASA has said it is “confident” it will “get on top of” the illegal advertising of prescription-only medicines (POMs) online despite the “rapidly evolving space” of influencer advertising.

Arturs Putrasevics, aged 39, has been sentenced to “a minimum of 22-and-a-half years in prison” for murder “after entering a pharmacy in Coventry covered in blood”. Putrasevics came into the pharmacy ...

The health secretary has announced a new £5 million pilot scheme to help those facing “barriers into employment” secure NHS jobs such as “pharmacy support” roles.

Online pharmacy Chemist4U saw profits and sales revenue double last year – its financial statements have revealed – despite its latest GPhC inspection finding that pharmacy standards were “not all met ...