Longfield Pharmacy has been sold to Pharmazone Ltd as current owner semi-retires.

The busy pharmacy within Longfield Medical Centre on Princes Road, dispenses an average of 15,163 items every month thanks to a handy dispensing robot.

The pharmacy has been owned by Vijay Mistry of Esom's Ltd since 2017, before recently being sold in December for an undisclosed price by specialist business property advisor Christie & Co.

Pharmazone Ltd, owned by group of friends Tauqir Hassan, Muhammad Munir, Waseem Syed, and Shaheryar Alam, is a small but growing dispensing chemist company based in Grays.

Mark Page, Director at Christie & Co, said: "This busy health centre pharmacy came with a state-of-the-art dispensing robot which is visible from the pharmacy.

"A glass panel allows patients to watch as their prescription is plucked off the shelf by the robot arm and dropped into a bag.

"The new owners are experienced pharmacy operators in the area and will continue to build on the good work done by Vijay and the team already."