\n Since 2010, the pharmacy was owned by Newcastle-based group operator Farah Chemists. However, they have now sold it to focus on their five branches in Newcastle.\n<\/p>\n
\n The pharmacy was bought by Rukara Ltd, a newly formed company owned by a pair of pharmacists.\n<\/p>\n
\n Manjusha Gunti, co-owner at Rukara Ltd, said: “As Pharmacists, Bhanu and I have always been passionate about community health and the vital role pharmacies play in people\u2019s daily lives.\n<\/p>\n
\n “By acquiring this pharmacy, my goal is to create a welcoming, patient-centred environment where individuals can access trusted advice, reliable services, and innovative health solutions close to home.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Following the acquisition, we have plans to expand the range of services offered, including flu and travel vaccinations, health checks, and digital prescription services.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The focus will be on modernising operations while maintaining the personal touch that local patients value.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We want the pharmacy to become more than a place to collect prescriptions.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It will be a true community health hub, supporting healthier living, preventive care, and strong partnerships with local GPs, care homes, and residents.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Leadgate Pharmacy in Consett dispenses around 11,000 items per month.\n<\/p>\n
\n It is located next to a busy health centre that produces almost 16,000 script items each month.\n<\/p>\n
\n The sale process was carried out confidentially by Karl Clezy at Christie & Co and funding for the sale was provided by Craig Dickson at Christie Finance.\n<\/p>\n
\n Karl Clezy, director of pharmacy at Christie & Co, said: “It was a pleasure selling this pharmacy to first-time buyers.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We received several offers for this pharmacy, as, although it was trading successfully, it still has potential to trade better by carrying out more additional healthcare services.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since 2010, the pharmacy was owned by Newcastle-based group operator Farah Chemists. However, they have now sold it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-194097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}