From today, community pharmacies across England can offer expanded NHS services to make emergency contraception and support for people prescribed antidepressants more accessible in local communities. Under the expanded Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS), pharmacies are able to provide women across the country access to oral emergency contraception as well as their regular contraceptive pill through
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (29/10/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for October 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Cefalexin 500mg tablets 21 £2.40 Cimetidine 400mg tablets 60 £5.58 Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries 1 £5.25 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 30 £1.34 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 100 £4.45 Ferrous gluconate 300mg tablets 28 £5.49
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 November 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 moreMHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Compound Sodium Lactate Solution for Infusion BP (Hartmann’s Solution for infusion) in Viaflo 1000ml (Baxter Healthcare Limited) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/46 Date issued: 28 October 2025 Baxter Healthcare is recalling one batch of Compound Sodium Lactate (Hartmann’s Solution) 1000mL. This is due to a packaging error where some cartons labelled
Read moreThis Medicines Supply Notification supersedes the National Patient Safety Alert issued on 29 July 2025 Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment MSN/2025/058 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue: 23rd October 2025 Following the National Patient Safety Alert issued
Read moreMHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Ipratropium Bromide 500 microgram / 2ml Nebuliser Solution (Accord Healthcare Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/45 Date issued: 23 October 2025 Accord Healthcare Ltd is recalling a batch of Ipratropium Bromide 500 microgram/2ml Nebuliser Solution after a foil pouch was found to contain ampoules with incorrect labels intended for the Korean market.
Read morePharmacist flexibilities “should be the norm”, Community Pharmacy England has said in a draft response to Government proposals. A Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC’s) consultation is proposing enabling community pharmacists to supply a different strength or formulation (which may mean a different quantity) of the same medicine originally prescribed where the prescribed medicine
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (23/10/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for October 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £6.85 Bumetanide 1mg tablets 28 £2.95 Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £3.85 Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £10.88 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £19.67 Duloxetine
Read moreMHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification: Various Products (Relonchem Ltf) Date issued: 23 October 2025 Relonchem Ltd has informed the MHRA that duplicate GTIN numbers have been assigned to certain Losartan potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide coated tablets in error and a duplicate EAN number has been assigned to certain Risperidone tablets in error. DMRC reference number: DMRC-36849945/DMRC-36701307 Marketing Authorisation
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England is once again leading the organisation of a joint Parliamentary drop-in event with fellow primary care bodies, continuing a long-running collaborative partnership. Following on from last year’s successful joint event, the 2026 iteration, ‘Future of Primary Care’, will be held in January and is being co-hosted with the British Dental Association, British
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