The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (25/07/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for July 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £5.39 Ascorbic acid 500mg tablets 28 £42.99 Bumetanide 1mg tablets 28 £2.99 Desogestrel 75microgram tablets 84 £2.70 Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £2.80 Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules
Read more
MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Flutiform 250 micrograms / 10 micrograms per actuation pressurised inhalation, suspension (CD Pharma Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/35 Date issued: 24 July 2025 CD Pharma Ltd have notified the MHRA of an error on the outer carton of the product for the batches listed in this notification. While the total
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Hypurin® Porcine Isophane (insulin isophane porcine) 100units/ml suspension for injection 10ml vials Hypurin® Porcine Neutral (insulin soluble porcine) 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials Hypurin® Porcine 30/70 Mix (insulin isophane biphasic porcine 30/70) 100units/ml suspension for injection
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Isosorbide mononitrate 10mg tablets (immediate-release) MSN/2025/047 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 24/07/2025 Isosorbide mononitrate 10mg immediate-release (IR) tablets are in limited supply until early September 2025 Alternative strengths of isosorbide mononitrate IR tablets remain
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Humulin® I (insulin isophane human) 100units/ml suspension for injection 10ml vials Humulin® M3 (insulin isophane biphasic human 30/70) 100units/ml suspension for injection 10ml vials Humalog® Mix25 (insulin lispro biphasic 25/75) 100units/ml suspension for injection 10ml vials Humulin®
Read moreFollowing negotiations with NHS England, we have agreed to the introduction of a one-season trial of a new flu vaccination service for children aged 2-3 years. The service will be commissioned as an Advanced service and pharmacies that choose to provide the service will be able to commence vaccinating eligible children from 1st October 2025.
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP083 Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets expires at 23.59pm on Tuesday 22nd July 2025. After this date, any prescriptions for Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/07/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for July 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £6.55 Amiloride 5mg tablets 28 £15.61 Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free 100 £33.00 Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £5.88 Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection
Read moreFrom 1 July 2025, the pack sizes of Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban) 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension have changed to reflect the final reconstituted volumes of the suspension after reconstitution. The pack size licensed for children weighing 4 kg and more is now expressed as a quantity of 103.4ml (previously 100ml bottle size). The pack size licensed
Read moreCommunity 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
Read more
