The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (31/12/2025) confirmed the following final list of price concessions for December 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets 28 £0.88 Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets 100 £3.14 Propranolol 160mg modified-release capsules 28 £5.90 For the full list of price concessions granted for December 2025 please visit
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Hypurin® Porcine 30/70 Mix (insulin isophane biphasic porcine) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges. MSN/2025/073 Tier 2 – Medium impact Date of issue: 29 December 2025 Hypurin® Porcine 30/70 Mix 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges will be out of stock
Read moreWith New Year’s Day (1 January 2026) occurring in the first five days of the FP34C submission window, pharmacy owners will have an extra day, until the end of 6 January 2026, to submit their December FP34Cs using the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal and to dispatch their prescription bundle to the relevant pricing division at
Read moreFollowing representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 January 2026. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Elafibranor 80mg tablets Iqirvo® 80mg tablets (Ipsen Ltd) 30 tablet Complete pack Desmopressin 60microgram
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 12 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 January 2026. This takes the total
Read moreThe Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January 2026 has been published on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. The latest outturns from the margin survey of independent pharmacies indicate that at the end of Q1 2025/26, there remains an over delivery of medicine margin of circa £158m. The announcement on the NHSBSA website indicates
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 January 2026. 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 moreA new Category will be introduced to Part VIIIA of the Drug Tariff by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from March 2026. The change forms part of the actions set out in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) settlement with the aim of improving the distribution of medicine margin. It was also part of
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Diamorphine 5mg, 10mg and 100mg powder for solution for injection ampoules. MSN/2025/071 Tier 3 – High impact Date of issue: 23 December 2025 Diamorphine 5 mg and 10 mg powder for solution for injection ampoules are currently out of stock, with
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Clonidine (Catapres®) 100microgram tablets. MSN/2025/070 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 23 December 2025 Clonidine (Catapres®) 100microgram tablets are out of stock until mid-February 2026. Clonidine 25microgram tablets remain available and can support increased demand. Clonidine 50micrograms/5ml and 100micrograms/5ml
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