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Boots offloads pension scheme for £4.8bn amid fresh sales rumours
Boots parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has offloaded Boots employees’ pension scheme in “the largest single transaction of its kind”, it has announced.
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AAH launches WhatsApp channel for 'instant updates’ on delivery delays
The wholesaler has announced the launch of a WhatsApp group that will keep customers updated on delivery delays, broken IT systems and other service updates.

Are you ready for Pharmacy First? Deadlines for upfront cash announced
Pharmacies must sign up to deliver the new Pharmacy First service by the end of the year to receive a £2,000 cash injection in time for the service launch in February, the negotiator has announced.

Pharmacies field calls from 'anxious' patients as ADHD med shortages persist
Pharmacy teams have reacted with dismay as an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) charity has revealed that supply issues for ADHD drugs will continue well into 2024.

Most independents don’t think pharmacy negotiator is ‘representative’, says AIMp
The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp) has called for Community Pharmacy England (CPE) to “adopt a model of proportionality” for its committee.

‘Powerful and dangerous’ illicit medicines seized in Manchester raids
“Hundreds of thousands of doses” of suspected illegally traded drugs were seized by the UK’s medicines watchdog in Manchester this week.
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The president of the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) has warned that many independent pharmacy owners aren’t aware of the extent of the financial challenges they face.
Jhoots adds 36 ex-Lloydspharmacy branches to its estate
Jhoots Pharmacy has bought 36 former Lloydspharmacy branches using a £17.4 million loan from HSBC, the bank has revealed.
Pharmacists, are you ready for disruption?
A new report pushing for a shake-up in community pharmacy has James Stent scratching his head
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The competition authority is looking into the “assets merger” of Pharmacy2U and LloydsDirect, the UK’s two largest online pharmacies, it has revealed.
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