Monthly Archives: March 2024

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has announced that a retrospective top-up payment system for price concession lines will be implemented from April 2024. Community Pharmacy England has been working with DHSC to develop a package of measures to improve the price concession system. [...]

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New arrangements for the setting of Drug Tariff Category A reimbursement prices will be introduced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from April 2024. The changes form part of a series of drug reimbursement reforms proposed by DHSC following a public consultation in 2019. DHSC’s decision, determined by Ministers, is primarily focussed [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the February 2024 concessionary prices for the following medicines: Drug Pack size Price concession for February 2024 Baclofen 10mg tablets 84 £4.33 (previously £2.78) Etoricoxib 90mg tablets 28 £18.17 (previously £12.52) Mometasone [...]

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Pharmacy Press Today, on International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the achievements of women in community pharmacy. Embracing the theme “Inspire Inclusion”, we appreciate the contributions of women from various backgrounds, representing diverse communities who contribute significantly to our sector.  We recognise also that there is potential to increase the representation and influence of women in [...]

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a survey to assess patient facing healthcare professionals’ knowledge and perceptions about antibiotic use and resistance across the UK. The survey is part of work being undertaken by the English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR). With an ambition to achieve a return of 5,000 [...]

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