UPDATED - 'Poisonous' online pharmacy Pharmacy2U fined by ICO for illegally selling NHS patient data

Danny Palmer
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UK's largest online pharmacy is 20 per cent owned by biggest provider of GP IT systems in England

The Information Commissioner's Office has fined Pharmacy2U, the UK's largest online pharmacy company, a total of £130,000 for illegally selling customer details and breaching the Data Protection Ac...

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