Boots sold to Weston family in £6.7bn deal
Boots is set for new ownership after Canada’s billionaire Weston family agreed a £6.7 billion deal to acquire...
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Community pharmacy must be at heart of winter pressures response
Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland (CPNI) has called for community pharmacy to be fully embedded in winter planning as...
GLP-1 patent surge points to research far beyond obesity
GLP-1 medicines are attracting growing research interest for conditions ranging from kidney disease to sleep apnoea, new patent...
Northern Ireland pharmacy numbers hold steady as UK market begins to grow
Northern Ireland’s pharmacy network remained at 508 in the first half of 2026, unchanged from 2025, according to...
NPA launches new SOP management system
The National Pharmacy Association has launched a new online Standard Operating Procedure management programme designed to help members...
New Health Minister, What Comes Next for Community Pharmacy?
Robbie Butler is Northern Ireland’s new health minister, and community pharmacy has an early stake in how he...
CPNI welcomes MenB programme but calls for wider pharmacy access
Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland (CPNI) has welcomed the introduction of a new MenB vaccination programme for young people...
BREAKING: Viatris cancels 2026/27 flu vaccine pre-orders
Community pharmacies across Northern Ireland are scrambling to secure alternative flu vaccine supplies after Viatris confirmed it will...
93.75% pass Common Registration Assessment
The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has announced that 93.75% of Northern Ireland candidates who sat the...
OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES IN THE NORTHERN IRELAND PHARMACY MARKET
In this article, Karl Clezy, Director – Pharmacy at Christie & Co, explores what he is seeing in...