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07/08/2026

Weight loss POMs remain at centre of MHRA ad investigations...

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Nine of the 13 decisions referenced in its monthly overview for July concerned the illegal advertising of weight loss medicines.

06/08/2026

Applications open for £3k undergraduate bursary

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The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust’s (LTCT) bursary has opened for students whose parent, carer, spouse, or themselves, work in a community pharmacy to help with the costs of attending university

The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust’s (LTCT) bursary has opened for students whose parent, carer, spouse, or themselves, work in a community pharmacy to help with the costs of attending university.

06/08/2026

Pilot launches for 1,200 newly qualified pharmacist prescribers

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Pharmacists qualifying as IPs this year can access the new national PEPP programme to support their development as prescribers

Pharmacists qualifying as IPs this year can access the new national PEPP programme to support their development as prescribers.

06/08/2026

Pharmacy in Person podcast with Jay Badenhorst

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From South Africa to Yorkshire, plus a successful stint as PDA pharmacy director, C+D's Nana Ofori-Atta chats to Jay Badenhorst about his career journey, becoming Community Pharmacist of the Year and his interest in regulation that led to a law degree

Go to Community through the link 🔗 in the bio to listen

06/08/2026

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04/08/2026

Boots launch new text service to help patients reorder medication

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The text alerts build on the Boots UK Prescriptions Plus Online service to help patients with medicines adherence

The text alerts build on the Boots Prescriptions Plus Online service to help patients with medicines adherence.

04/08/2026

Post-s*x protection: Superdrug first retailer to launch DoxyPEP

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The STI treatment is to be taken after s*x and claims to reduce the risk of chlamydia and syphilis by around 70%

The STI treatment is to be taken after s*x and claims to reduce the risk of chlamydia and syphilis by around 70%.

04/08/2026

Pharmacist warned for dispensing without identity verification

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A pharmacist has been warned after failing to carry out the necessary patient identity checks when dispensing the opioid Buprenorphine

A pharmacist has been warned after failing to carry out the necessary patient identity checks when dispensing the opioid Buprenorphine.

04/08/2026

‘Pragmatic’: Allied Pharmacies sells six ex-Jhoots branches

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Allied’s MD said it had been “difficult for us to make sure that every single pharmacy will work at the utmost level”, while the new owners have told C+D of their plans for their new branches

Allied’s MD said it had been “difficult for us to make sure that every single pharmacy will work at the utmost level”, while the new owners have told C+D of their plans for their new branches.

04/08/2026

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