Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (05/03/2025) announced the following final list of price concessions for February 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Desmopressin 240microgram sublingual tablets sugar free 30 £36.32 Paracetamol 500mg effervescent
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Drug alert number: EL (25)A/10 Date issued: 4 March 2025 Aspar Pharmaceuticals Limited have informed the MHRA of an error related to a batch of Boots Paracetamol 500 mg tablets (16s). The foil blister inside the carton incorrectly states ‘Aspirin 300 mg Dispersible Tablets’. The tablets are confirmed to be Paracetamol 500 mg tablets. Boots
Read moreThe Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 March 2025. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution
Read moreNHS England has announced that from late February and May 2025, the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) will be fully extended to Detained Estate healthcare services in England. The staggered rollout will allow prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and urgent prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, removing the need for the
Read moreAs part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video providing guidance on Original Pack Dispensing (OPD) including how and when to apply the new +/-10% rules. In this video, Gemma Hackett and Alisha Khatri from our Dispensing and Supply Team, discuss the topic
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (18/02/2025) announced the following list of price concessions for February 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 3 £8.83 Calcipotriol 0.005% /
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (27/02/2025) announced the following list of price concessions for February 2025: Please note: Following a mid-month price increase reported by pharmacy owners, Community Pharmacy England has secured an
Read moreThe deadline to respond to the 2025 Pressures Survey has been extended to Monday 10th March. We really want to hear from even more voices across the sector, as your views and first-hand experiences make all the difference in working towards delivering a stronger future for community pharmacy. The Pressures Survey continues to be a
Read moreFollowing representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has retrospectively adjusted the reimbursement prices of certain products dispensed in October and November 2024. Under the current price change mechanism, pharmacy owners would have to wait one (or in some cases two months) before any NHS list prices changes are applied to
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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification: Lansoprazole Gastro-resistant Hard Capsules 15mg (Teva UK Limited) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/06 Date issued: 11 February 2025 Teva UK Limited is reporting a minor typographical error on the carton for Lansoprazole Gastro-Resistant Hard Capsules 15mg. There are two instances where the dosage form is stated as “tablets” where it should state
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