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An “illegal online pharmacist” has been jailed for more than 10 years for supplying prescription medication and recreational drugs, including diazepam and cocaine, via a Whatsapp group called “UK Pharmacy 2U”.
A pharmacist has been struck off the register after being convicted of “fraudulently” creating prescriptions for an opioid pain medicine worth almost £800, following a previous hearing over "similar matters".
Superdrug has partnered with PocDoc to introduce an “at-home” cardiovascular disease (CVD) test both online and in-store in over 180 pharmacies across the UK.
Pfizer has announced it will “discontinue” the development of a weight loss pill amid “potential drug-induced liver injury”, less than two years after it decided “not [to] advance” a previous version.
The DH has revealed plans to expand the pharmacy RSV vaccine programme by “up to 200 sites in identified target areas” in 2025/26 to “reverse the downward trend” in uptake.
A vet has been suspended for issuing a “false prescription” of tramadol for a dog she “randomly” picked that was actually intended for the treatment of her father.