About the CCA

The Company Chemists' Association

The Company Chemists' Association provides a forum for the large businesses engaged in community pharmacy to work together to help create an environment where pharmacy can flourish and providers compete in a fair and equitable way. We aim to:

  • Represent our members
  • Empower our members to understand the changing policy environment; and
  • Influence that policy environment.

Today, the CCA has nine companies in membership. They are: Boots, The Co-operative Pharmacy, Lloydspharmacy, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Asda, Rowlands Pharmacy and Superdrug. Between them, our members own over 6,400 pharmacies representing almost 50% of the pharmacies in the United Kingdom.

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CCA in the press

Pharmacy Voice responds to parliamentary inquiry on medicines shortages

20.01.2012

Pharmacy Voice is calling for an end to blunt medicines quotas, which result in pharmacists having to seek emergency supplies and keep patients waiting for their medicines. In its response to the All-Party Parliamentary Pharmacy Group’s inquiry into branded medicines shortages in the UK, Pharmacy Voice also says there should be a more concrete obligation to get medicines to pharmacies within 24 hours of an order.

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