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.

Rents at NHS Property Services (NHSPS) pharmacies have continued to rise, with the highest increasing by almost a quarter in just four years, C+D has learned.

Semaglutide and tirzepatide – also known as Wegovy and Mounjaro – have been featured in at least 63 “fatal” adverse reaction reports since they were licensed, C+D has learned.

“Flexible” weight loss jab service delivery models may see pharmacy at the front of rollout, the chief pharmaceutical officer (CPhO) for England has told C+D.

Pharmacies previously operated by Pickfords are set to be taken over by a company with ties to Jhoots Pharmacy, C+D has learned… ...

An auction of an autobiography by the late Queen’s pharmacist has “raised £1,750 for…Rennie Grove Peace Hospice”, he today (June 9) told C+D. Uma Patel, who is also Avicenna’s former director, ...

New legislation is set to stop any new distance selling pharmacies (DSPs) from opening amid concerns that there are already “more than sufficient” numbers.

On 2 June, the Department of Health and Social Care laid regulations before Parliament that will remove the exemption for distance selling pharmacies on 23 June 2025. No further applications for ...

The NHS App’s “Amazon-style” prescription tracking feature set for national rollout can stop a pharmacy feeling “stressful and overwhelming”, one pilot site has revealed ...

CPE director Alastair Buxton has revealed what new services may be commissioned as pharmacy trainees graduate with independent prescribing (IP) qualifications.