Almost half of pharmacists will vote Conservative

The Conservative party is by far the most popular election choice among pharmacists, followed by Labour and UKIP, a C+D reader poll has suggested

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Source: C+D poll at chemistanddruggist.co.uk, April 17-21, 2015, 176 respondents

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