Yearly Archives: 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/09/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for September 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £6.82 Amiodarone 100mg tablets 28 £2.75 Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free 100 £25.79 Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £4.50 Ibuprofen 600mg tablets 84 £8.58 [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens Admelog® (insulin lispro) 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials MSN/2025/052 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has released an IT bulletin update ahead of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) meeting for its Autumn meeting. Recent developments include: Community pharmacy IT market engagement: NHS England has launched market engagement with pharmacy IT suppliers from 1st September until 20th October. This will open up the national clinical services [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has released an IT bulletin update ahead of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) meeting for its Autumn meeting. Recent developments include: Community pharmacy IT market engagement: NHS England has launched market engagement with pharmacy IT suppliers from 1st September until 20th October. This will open up the national clinical services [...]

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Last month, the Department of Health and Social Care updated its information pack for local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) on Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs). The information pack aims to support local authority HWBs, practically, in understanding and implementing the requirements of the relevant legislation, and developing, in consultation with stakeholders, including the Local Pharmaceutical Committee [...]

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