• 20TH OCTOBER 2025

    Medicine Supply Notification: Mometasone (Asmanex Twisthaler®) 200micrograms/dose dry powder and 400micrograms/dose dry powder inhalers

    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Mometasone (Asmanex Twisthaler®) 200micrograms/dose dry powder and 400micrograms/dose dry powder inhalers MSN/2025/057 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 20/10/2025 Mometasone (Asmanex Twisthaler®) 200microgram/dose dry powder inhaler (60 dose) is being discontinued from late October 2025.

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    • 20TH OCTOBER 2025

    Sector Poll: Tell us about winter readiness and C-19 vac issues

    Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their views and concerns as we head into winter, as well as any further feedback they have, before the next full Community Pharmacy England Committee meeting taking place in November. As pharmacy owners brace themselves for what is expected to be another challenging winter across the NHS,

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    • 16TH OCTOBER 2025

    October 2025 Price Concessions 1st Update

    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (16/10/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for October 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiodarone 100mg tablets 28 £2.74 Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £6.05 Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets 90 £5.97 Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets 100 £8.38 Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 £3.80 Dutasteride

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    • 16TH OCTOBER 2025

    Webinar: Hub and spoke update

    Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar about the new hub and spoke dispensing regulations on Wednesday 29th October at 7pm. Regulations permitting hub and spoke dispensing between different retail pharmacy business came into effect earlier this month The new provisions enable all pharmacies to have hub and spoke arrangements, subject to certain requirements

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    • 15TH OCTOBER 2025

    Pharmacy Show hears about work to drive better outcomes for sector

    With negotiations on the 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) expected to begin this autumn, Community Pharmacy England CEO Janet Morrison gave an important sector update at this week’s Pharmacy Show. Janet delivers her keynote speech Janet outlined how Community Pharmacy England has been preparing for the upcoming CPCF negotiations and working to drive better

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