Monthly Archives: February 2025

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Dispensing disallowed items

A high percentage of disallowed items are appliances or chemical reagents not listed in Part IX (the Appliances section) of the Drug Tariff or products ordered by dentists or community nurse prescribers which are not listed in their respective formularies. Recently, Community Pharmacy England has received queries from pharmacy owners concerned about the losses incurred [...]

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February 2025 Price Concessions 4th Update

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 (28/02/2025) announced the following list of price concessions for February 2025: This is not the final update for February. We are still working with the DHSC to agree [...]

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Change to Creon® distribution arrangements from 1 March 2025

Viatris UK has announced that, from 1 March 2025, all orders of licensed Creon® preparations should be placed directly with Alliance Healthcare UK. This is a shift away from the current three-wholesaler (AAH, Alliance Healthcare UK and Phoenix) distribution model to using only Alliance Healthcare UK as the sole distributor of licensed Creon® preparations in [...]

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February 2025 Price Concessions 3rd Update

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 (27/02/2025) announced the following list of price concessions for February 2025: Please note: Following a mid-month price increase reported by pharmacy owners, Community Pharmacy England has secured an [...]

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Pressures Survey extended: Every response matters

The deadline to respond to the 2025 Pressures Survey has been extended to Monday 10th March. We really want to hear from even more voices across the sector, as your views and first-hand experiences make all the difference in working towards delivering a stronger future for community pharmacy. The Pressures Survey continues to be a [...]

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