ONE of Scotland's largest independent pharmacy operators has acquired a new store in Airdrie.
Thanks to a £5.7million funding package from HSBC UK, Glasgow-based Eastwood Pharmacy group has acquired McNish Pharmacy in Caldercruix.
The business will retain all eight existing staff members.
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Rickey Pooran, co-owner of Eastwood Pharmacy, explained: "A lot of the burden of checking off prescriptions sits on the pharmacists’ shoulders, which can add strain to their workload, with other colleagues unable to help.
"As we take ownership of this pharmacy, we hope that locals will benefit from an enhanced service as we upskill staff to enable them to clinically assess and dispense prescriptions."
Kevin Mckenna, relationship director at HSBC UK, added: "We are pleased to support such an ambitious business in Scotland.
"Through its expansion plans, Eastwood Pharmacy has shown that it is keen to carry on growing for years to come."
The new pharmacy takes the group’s total number of pharmacies in Scotland to seven.
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