Crime Investigation
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Why do patients buy millions of pounds worth of illegitimate medicines online every year – and what is the impact on community pharmacy? |
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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 |
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From knifepoint hold-ups to violent threats, three pharmacists share their experiences of being a victim of crime |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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,... |
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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 |
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Consumer theft could be costing UK pharmacies £1.13 million a year – so what can you do to reduce your bill? |
Crime news
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Pharmacists have spoken of their shock after hostages were held in an Edinburgh city centre pharmacy store for nearly three hours last night. Police... |
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The MHRA uncovered stocks of counterfeit medicines in a raid on a house in Gwent, including Viagra, Cialis, diazepam and methadone. |
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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. |
