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Class 1 recall issued for quetiapine oral suspension

A national patient safety alert said that pharmacy teams must immediately stop supplying affected products, as well as quarantine and return any remaining stock.…

Published: 30 January 2026

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Tobacco companies should fund national community pharmacy ‘stop smoking’ service, says report

Recommendations by AstraZeneca in partnership with several pharmacy bodies have also called for the ‘NHS health check’ to be offered in community pharmacies.…

Published: 30 January 2026

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Prescribing error led to death of baby, says coroner

A newborn patient was wrongly prescribed sodium acid phosphate instead of sodium chloride, leading to an overdose, a report from the coroner for Inner West London found.…

Published: 30 January 2026

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Health news round-up: NICE approvals, surveillance data and GLP-1 warnings

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 30 January 2026

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NHS prepayment certificates may have saved patients nearly £500m in prescription costs

The NHS Business Services Authority's experimental analysis of data from 2024/2025 also revealed that prescriptions could have cost patients more than £800m in charges if they did not use a prepayment certificate.…

Published: 29 January 2026

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Community pharmacy’s dispensing role ‘under threat’

A report published by the Company Chemists' Association has urged the government to safeguard dispensing as community pharmacy transitions toward more clinical services under the NHS ten-year plan.…

Published: 29 January 2026

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Almost half of weight-loss drug users modify doses, finds survey

Results from a survey conducted by LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor also showed that more than one-quarter of respondents said they had knowingly bought weight-loss injections from unlicensed sellers.…

Published: 28 January 2026

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Pharmacy bodies express anger over exclusion from business rates relief

Community pharmacy representatives disappointed that pharmacies were not included in government decision to cut business rates for pubs and live music venues.…

Published: 28 January 2026

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Coroner highlights lack of head injury warnings for anticoagulant

A patient prescribed apixaban, who died following a fall, was unaware of the risks that the anticoagulant presented in the event of head trauma.…

Published: 28 January 2026

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NHS England recommends extension of drug to treat non-metastatic prostate cancer

A new NHS clinical commissioning policy has given permission for abiraterone acetate to be prescribed off-label to men with high-risk, hormone sensitive, non-metastatic cancer.…

Published: 27 January 2026