Why do patients buy millions of pounds worth of illegitimate medicines online every year – and what is the impact on community pharmacy?

One of the key strengths of community pharmacy is accessibility, writes John D'Arcy, but this means pharmacy has to deal with more than its fair share of crime

From knifepoint hold-ups to violent threats, three pharmacists share their experiences of being a victim of crime

What happened : Despite shoplifting going down by 5 per cent in Scotland, the number of incidents increased by 19 per cent in the Lothian and Borders region. However, there were still only 89...

What happened : Shoplifting rose by nearly a quarter in Devon and Cornwall last year, but remained at relatively low levels – going from 255 incidents in 2010 to 316 in 2011 Pharmacist's...

What happened: The Metropolitan area had the highest number of total shoplifting incidents reported in 2011, at 1,227. But the figures showed little change from the year before, with an increase...

What happened : Shoplifting fell by 20 per cent in Kent last year, from a total of 576 incidents in 2010 to 462 in 2011 Pharmacist's view : Stephen Foster of Pierremont Pharmacy,...

With shoplifting costing pharmacy over a million pounds a year, crime clearly doesn't pay – and neither, by the looks of things, do methadone services, writes Jennifer Richardson

Consumer theft could be costing UK pharmacies £1.13 million a year – so what can you do to reduce your bill?

Pharmacists have spoken of their shock after hostages were held in an Edinburgh city centre pharmacy store for nearly  three hours last night.   Police...

The MHRA uncovered stocks of counterfeit medicines in a raid on a house in Gwent, including Viagra, Cialis, diazepam and methadone.

People A man who was running an illicit drug mailing operation has been jailed for 44 month after he was caught with £1.5 million worth of unlicensed POMs and class C drugs stored in his garden shed.