Monthly Archives: December 2023

Community Pharmacy England briefed 34 MPs about the impact of winter pressures on pharmacies at a drop-in event at the Houses of Parliament today (5th December). Our event, hosted by Judith Cummins MP, was organised as a way to talk to as many MPs as possible about the current winter pressures that pharmacies, like all [...]

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Community pharmacy England has today written to both the Health Secretary, Victoria Atkins MP and the Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting MP, to call for urgent consideration about how the sector is supported and to improve pharmacy representation on Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).  These letters follow on from two roundtable [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Caramet 25/100mg CR Tablets (Teva UK Limited) Drug alert number:EL(23)A/40 Date issued: 04 December 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Caramet 25/100mg CR Tablets (Teva UK Limited) Company name:Teva UK Limited Product name: Caramet 25/100mg CR Tablets [...]

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During the month of November 2023, Community Pharmacy England received several reports from pharmacies unable to obtain Premarin and Premique Low Dose at or below the published Drug Tariff prices. A price concession application for these products was not required because of the price change mechanism rules. The redetermined reimbursement prices are set out in the [...]

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Pharmacy owners who intend to provide the Pharmacy First service are now able to claim their initial £2,000 fixed payment. All pharmacy owners who want to provide the Pharmacy First service (including those already providing the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)) must declare that they agree to the terms and scope of the three elements [...]

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