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Two York pharmacies are set to merge, with staff costs at a 100-hour branch making the site “no longer viable”, a pharmacy group based in the city has said.
Richard Harrison, director of independent pharmacy group Citywide Health, told C+D yesterday (May 24) that the pharmacy’s rent at a health centre was also a “significant” cost.
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2The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced that it is advising its 6,000 member pharmacies to limit services and reduce opening hours in protest against “unsustainable” funding.
1Due to shortages in coal tar scalp ointment, the DHSC has asked the manufacturer of an equivalent product - Sebco - to provide increased stock levels to support patients during this time.
0Pharmacies in Scotland have been asked to ensure they have the “appropriate stock” of naloxone – a medicine used to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose – following an “increase in sudden collapse” due to overdoses.
8Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has “entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired” by private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
2Jhoots Chemist’s accounts for 2024 have revealed an almost £2 million year-on-year dip in shareholder funds – as debts to creditors increase more than £2m.
