Monthly Archives: July 2025

Pharmacy owners providing the Pharmacy Contraception Service are reminded that the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) advises that individuals use contraception whilst using Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, with additional advice for those using tirzepatide. The statement from the FSRH can be found at: FSRH statement: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and oral contraception (Feb [...]

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With the conclusion of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan imminent, this is a critical time for community pharmacy and it is important that we focus on the future, including looking at negotiating priorities to further leverage community pharmacy’s position. Pharmacy owners across London are invited to ‘Future of Pharmacy’ workshop event to discuss the potential [...]

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The new streamlined process for making claims for the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) has gone live today (6th July 2025). The new process, which has been agreed following feedback about the previous lengthy process from Community Pharmacy England, should be used to claim for any activity for DMS that has been completed since 1st July [...]

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The Environment Agency has published its response to the Waste Charges Consultation, which indicates our efforts to stop an increase in charges for community pharmacies have been successful. The consultation, held in January 2025, detailed a proposal to introduce regulatory charges for all waste registrations to raise funds for the Environment Agency’s work to target [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Salbutamol 100micrograms/dose breath actuated inhalers CFC free MSN/2025/041 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 04/07/2025 Salbutamol (Salamol Easi-Breathe®) 100micrograms/dose breath actuated inhaler CFC free is out of stock until mid-September 2025; following resupply, stock will [...]

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