Monthly Archives: January 2024

Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (31/01/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for January 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £2.45 Anastrozole 1mg tablets 28 £1.38 [...]

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NHS England  Pharmacy First is now officially available across England, allowing patients in England easy and convenient access to treatment for seven common conditions directly from community pharmacies without the need for a GP appointment.   Despite the current pressures in the sector, pharmacy owners and teams have diligently prepared for this launch, with an impressive [...]

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The much-anticipated Pharmacy First service has launched today (Wednesday 31st January 2024) following weeks of intense preparation across the community pharmacy sector. Pharmacy owners and teams have been working incredibly hard to get ready for this, at an already difficult time. We have been pleased to see the sign-up rate for the service getting so [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Pantoprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablets (Cadila Pharmaceuticals (UK) Limited) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/03 Date issued: 30 January 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Pantoprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablets (Cadila Pharmaceuticals (UK) Limited) Company name: Cadila Pharmaceuticals [...]

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