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Pharmacies owed £1.5m in unpaid items

Community Pharmacy England said that of the more than 194,000 pending unpaid item claims made by community pharmacies in England, around one-third have been left incomplete for more than six months.…

Published: 13 July 2026

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GPhC launches campaign on risk of fake online pharmacies following launch of oral semaglutide

The General Pharmaceutical Council has created posters and videos to educate patients on how to spot a fake online pharmacy.…

Published: 10 July 2026

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Health news round-up: ‘landmark’ long COVID trial results and are contraceptives linked to brain tumours?

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…

Published: 10 July 2026

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Vaccine group directions: what you need to know as a clinical pharmacy practitioner

This article explores the new legal mechanism, which took effect on 1 April 2026, to support pharmacy practitioners to administer vaccine programmes without the need for a prescription.…

Published: 10 July 2026

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Nearly three-quarters of pharmacists concerned about use of AI in practice

The College said that more work is needed to evaluate the real-world impact of AI tools on pharmacy workflows, but that its findings will be used to inform the development of future guidance.…

Published: 9 July 2026

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Pharmacy can play a greater role in national CVD framework, says CCA

The government's cardiovascular disease modern service framework is aimed to help reduce premature deaths from heart disease and strokes by 25% over the next ten years.…

Published: 9 July 2026

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Short-term savings, long-term costs: what cuts to medicines optimisation teams could mean for the NHS

Integrated care boards have confirmed to The Pharmaceutical Journal that they are reducing headcount in their medicines optimisation teams, which are primarily formed of pharmacists. What will this mean for the future NHS?…

Published: 9 July 2026

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Government ‘missing huge trick’ excluding pharmacies from NHS capital investment plan, say leaders

Pharmacy organisation leaders have said the exclusion of pharmacy from the NHS capital investment plan could hinder the expansion of services where patients need them.…

Published: 9 July 2026

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Regulator takes action against Tesco weight-loss advertising

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that the supermarket pharmacy had amended its advertising to ensure that prescription-only medicines for weight loss were not promoted to the public.…

Published: 8 July 2026

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Community pharmacy could help ease £2.7bn delayed discharge bill

King’s Fund analysis of NHS England data has suggested that hospital beds being taken up by someone fit enough to be discharged are costing the NHS £562 per day.…

Published: 8 July 2026