A protracted prochlorperazine saga has ended after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) declined to appeal against the overturning of its fines against three companies by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).

Legislation has been introduced to permit registered pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under Patient Group Directions (PGDs). What does pharmacy need to know from a legal perspective?

"I'm really, really, scared. I don't want to give the wrong information and I don't want to give the wrong product. And I don't know if I'm ever going to know enough to do it."

We need a complete overhaul in community pharmacy, and we need it overnight. We need everyone to work together. And with a new government in power, now is the time to state clearly what we want, and by when. 

Pharmacist Sajjaad Patel has been struck off the register for touching a patient’s “intimate areas” for “sexual gratification” after incorrectly telling her she needed a physical examination to get a morning-after pill – although a court did not convict him for the incident. 

The RPS is urging pharmacists working in primary care networks (PCNs) to have a greater focus on the delivery of structured medication reviews (SMRs) amid concerns they are being “missed or de-prioritised”.

The RPS has raised concerns that the ongoing ban on puberty blocking medication may lead to pharmacists not dispensing at all because they fear “prosecution”.

Multiple pharmacies were forced to close after being caught up in rioting, while other pharmacists have been “worried about their safety” at work, C+D has learned. 

C+D found several online pharmacies appearing to flout regulations by giving influencers discount codes for weight loss services, including prescription drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro, to share with followers.  

Who is on the shortlist for the C+D Awards on September 19?

“Crazy” NHS contract arrangements have left a Devon landlord unable to move in a new pharmacy after evicting a Jhoots branch that it says didn’t pay “a penny” of rent, C+D has learned.  

Pharmacies across the UK are set to sound an alarm or ring a bell in a coordinated protest action on September 19, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has revealed to C+D.