Monthly Archives: January 2025

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 (31/01/2025) announced the following final list of price concessions for January 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £1.21 Alfacalcidol 250nanogram capsules 30 £2.56 Amantadine [...]

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Two new blood glucose sensors, FreeStyle Libre® 3 Plus sensors and CareSens Air® Sensor have been added to the Appliances section in Part IXA of the February 2025 Drug Tariff.  At the same time, both sensors have also been included in the Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted (DND) list (Part II of the Drug Tariff). As [...]

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Community 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 7 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 February 2025. This takes the total [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free is now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP078 Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free expires at 23.59pm on Friday 31 January 2025. After this date, any prescriptions [...]

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