Community Pharmacy England News

- 16TH JULY 2025
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Policy groups discuss value of investing in pharmacy, following 10-Year Health Plan
Community Pharmacy England earlier this week hosted a high-level policy discussion in Westminster on the value and potential of investing in community pharmacy, following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. Healthwatch England, the national patient representative body, presented their latest report on public perceptions of community pharmacy, including high public satisfaction with Pharmacy First. And
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- 16TH JULY 2025
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Medicine Supply Notification: Abidec® Multivitamin drops
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Abidec® Multivitamin drops MSN/2025/044 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 16/07/2025 Abidec® Multivitamin drops are out of stock until further notice Dalivit® oral drops remain available but can only support prescription demand. Alternative multivitamin drops
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- Community Pharmacy England News
- 11TH JULY 2025
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Otomize® ear spray 5ml now available as a generic
Pharmacy teams should be aware that the brand Otomize® ear spray has been discontinued and will no longer be available for community pharmacies to order once existing stock is exhausted. The manufacturer Ennogen Healthcare International Limited has instead launched a generic equivalent version as Dexamethasone/ Neomycin sulfate/ Acetic acid 0.1%w/w / 0.5%w/w / 2%w/w Ear
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- Community Pharmacy England News
- 11TH JULY 2025
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Medicine Supply Notification: Amiodarone 200mg tablets
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Amiodarone 200mg tablets MSN/2025/043 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 11/07/2025 Amiodarone 200mg tablets are out of stock until early August 2025. Amiodarone 100mg tablets remain available and can support a limited increase in demand.
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- 10TH JULY 2025
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Medicine Supply Notification: Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative free
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative free MSN/2025/042 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 10/07/2025 Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative free are out of stock until
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- Community Pharmacy England News
- 9TH JULY 2025
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Discontinuation of FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor (Abbott Laboratories Ltd)
Pharmacy teams should be aware that the medical device FreeStyle® Libre2 Sensor (Abbott Laboratories Ltd) will be discontinued in August 2025 and will be removed from Part IX of the Drug Tariff in October 2025. Any NHS prescriptions for the FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor submitted as dispensed from October 2025 onwards will be disallowed and the pharmacy
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- Community Pharmacy England News
- 8TH JULY 2025
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Retrospective reimbursement prices for April 2025
Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the April 2025 reimbursement prices for the following products, to reflect an increase in their NHS list prices. To avoid pharmacy owners dispensing these products at a loss, DHSC has agreed to grant
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- Community Pharmacy England News
- 8TH JULY 2025
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MPs find medicines shortages now a systemic threat to NHS patient care
A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy calls for urgent reforms to medicines supply, after describing shortages as a “permanent and escalating feature” of the healthcare system. Published today, the report on an APPG inquiry into the issue concludes that shortages have become a constant and growing threat to NHS care
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- Community Pharmacy England News
- 7TH JULY 2025
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Class 2 Medicines Recall: Zaditen 0.25 mg/ml, eye drops, solution (Laboratoires Théa)
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Zaditen 0.25 mg/ml, eye drops, solution (Laboratoires Théa) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/34 Date issued: 07 July 2025 Laboratoires Théa trading as Thea Pharmaceuticals Limited have notified the MHRA of an out of specification event related to environmental monitoring during manufacturing, which may increase the risk of microbial contamination of the
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- 7TH JULY 2025
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London Pharmacy Owners: Book on your local Future of Pharmacy workshop
With the conclusion of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan imminent, this is a critical time for community pharmacy and it is important that we focus on the future, including looking at negotiating priorities to further leverage community pharmacy’s position. Pharmacy owners across London are invited to ‘Future of Pharmacy’ workshop event to discuss the potential
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Policy groups discuss value of investing in pharmacy, following 10-Year Health Plan

Medicine Supply Notification: Abidec® Multivitamin drops

Otomize® ear spray 5ml now available as a generic

Medicine Supply Notification: Amiodarone 200mg tablets

Medicine Supply Notification: Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative free

Discontinuation of FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor (Abbott Laboratories Ltd)

Retrospective reimbursement prices for April 2025

MPs find medicines shortages now a systemic threat to NHS patient care

Class 2 Medicines Recall: Zaditen 0.25 mg/ml, eye drops, solution (Laboratoires Théa)

London Pharmacy Owners: Book on your local Future of Pharmacy workshop

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