Monthly Archives: January 2025

As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video providing guidance on how handling ‘FS’ endorsed prescriptions for free supply of sexual health treatments. In our latest video, Mitesh Bhudia and Gemma Hackett from our Dispensing and Supply Team, discuss the [...]

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Drug alert number: EL (25)A/04 Date issued: 30 January 2025 Bristol Laboratories Limited is recalling the batches specified in the table as a precautionary measure due to possible microbial contamination. Amlodipine Bristol Lab 2.5 mg Tablets, PL 17907/0435 SNOMED Code: 38095611000001108 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed MF23016 July 2025 28 29/9/2023 MF23017 [...]

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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 (30/01/2025) announced the following list of price concessions for January 2025. Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health [...]

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Yesterday, Community Pharmacy England joined with the British Dental Association, British Medical Association, Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee and the Association for Primary Care Audiology Providers, to host a ‘Future of Primary Care’ Parliamentary drop-in event. The event, sponsored by pharmacy APPG Chair, Steve Race MP, was well attended with 40 MPs and their staff present [...]

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Community pharmacies received strong backing yesterday in Parliament, with numerous Peers speaking out in support of the sector, recognising their vital role in community healthcare and raising the urgent funding challenges they face. Discussions in the House of Lords included expressing a desire to expand community pharmacies’ role in public health and the Government’s commitment [...]

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