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1The health and beauty giant has announced that it plans to open 25 new stores this year, a move that will create “approximately 600 new jobs”.
6Well Pharmacy has revealed that it suffered millions in losses over a “challenging” year, while its wholesaling arm was able to turn a £2.5 million profit.
4Supermarket giant Morrisons has revealed plans to close four of its pharmacies following a "wide-ranging review".
1Alliance Healthcare has revealed “plans to close” two Midlands service centres and proposed cuts at another, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
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.
5The health secretary has deemed Boots weight loss safeguards “totally unacceptable” after a new Dispatches documentary found that the pharmacy provided a 16-year-old with Wegovy against its own policy.
0Boots has issued a recall for 120,000 packs of its own brand paracetamol due to “incorrect packaging” and called on customers to return the product for a “full refund”.
1Asda has launched the “UK’s first” adult earache service at over 220 of its pharmacies in England to “[reduce] the burden on NHS services”, with same day appointments available and priced at £25.
0The UK's largest digital pharmacy has launched an “app-based answer to the government’s 10-year plan”, combining pharmacy, online GP consultations, NHS, vet, health and wellbeing services into a “single platform”.
1The CCA has welcomed the launch of a report by the Pharmacy Vaccinations Development Group (PVDG) which calls for community pharmacy to be “harnessed” to combat falling vaccine uptake