The pharmacy negotiator has blamed the government’s "untested" changes to the April drug tariff for the lack of price concessions issued this month, which have left pharmacists wondering whether the government expects “contractors to make a loss”. 

The pharmacy union and candidates for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) national boards have warned that the new UK pharmacy professional leadership advisory board lacks “transparency” and risks “political interference”. 

A pharmacist has been handed a nine-month suspension and warned that failure to engage with the regulator may leave it with no option but to strike him off the register after repeated cannabis use.

New data has revealed that 20% of pharmacies believe next month’s increase in Pharmacy First minimum thresholds will be “unachievable”, with 13% already unable to deliver enough consultations to meet current targets.  

Pharmacist A.A. Dhand’s next crime novel is set for publication in spring 2025, with a plot inspired by his own experiences of “drugs, dealers and incredible stories of maverick drug-deals”.

The new private COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by Novavax and delivered for the first time in the UK by an independent pharmacy, is almost half the price of the Pfizer jab offered by Boots.

Jardines Pharmacy’s patients can now book consultations and order repeat prescriptions using a new app, its app developer has announced.

Among the pharmacy negotiator’s new “top tips” for maximising dispensing income is shopping around for the best medicine prices. 

More people are looking for help quitting smoking in their community pharmacies, new NHS England (NHSE) data has shown.

Welsh pharmacies will be able to use a new electronic prescription service (EPS) after “successful testing”, it has been announced.  

Constantly elevated medicines shortages have cost NHS England (NHSE) £220 million more than usual in a year and created “a great deal of extra work” for pharmacists, a new report has found.

Since 2021, the number of qualified, trainee and student pharmacists seeking grants and support with debts, benefits and housing have skyrocketed, C+D has learned.