'It's time for radical action on wholesalers' generics pricing'

Dorset contractor Mike Hewitson says his call for radical action on wholesalers linked to increases in generics prices will make him public enemy number one

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"We are a care-based sector, we should be rewarded for providing care"

It's good that the National Audit Office (NAO) has looked at the issue of NHS spending on generic medicines in primary care, because I think many community pharmacists – myself included – have been alarmed about the current state of the medicines supply chain.

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