Yearly Archives: 2025

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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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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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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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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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 March 2025. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution [...]

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