Monthly Archives: April 2025

Community Pharmacy England met with health stakeholders last week (Thursday 24th April) to brief them on the impact of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework settlement for 2024/25 and 2025/26 on patients and the pharmacy sector. During the event, attendees heard more about the new funding and contractual arrangements, including how the changes will affect community pharmacies, [...]

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 58) contains some useful information and advice on: Tax credits ended on Saturday 5 April 2025 NHS Pharmacy First Service – PPV activity MYS January activity – Monday 5 May 2025 deadline Correctly using [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Brilique 90mg tablets (G Pharma Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/19 Date issued: 29 April 2025 Jubilant Pharmaceuticals BV has informed the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the outer carton (box) of the product batches mentioned in this notification are missing the medicines legal classification for a Prescription [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that the NHS prescription charge will be kept at £9.90 per prescription item for 2025/26. A Government press release today confirms that the NHS prescription charge will be frozen, as well as the costs for prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs). PPCs offer savings for those needing multiple prescription items or [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (28/04/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for April 2025.  Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £4.30 Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £1.99 Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £9.25 Carbimazole 20mg tablets 100 £2.65 Carbimazole 5mg tablets 100 £4.63 Codeine 15mg/5ml [...]

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