Yearly Archives: 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (01/07/2025) confirmed the following final list of price concessions for June 2025.  Drug Pack size Price concession Ascorbic acid 100mg tablets 28 £26.89 Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £5.06 Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £4.79 Fenofibrate micronised 160mg tablets 28 £3.60 Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Erythromycin Stearate BP 250mg Tablets (Erythrocin 250 Tablets) Amdipharm UK Ltd Drug alert number: EL(25)A/32 Date issued: 01 July 2025 Amdipharm UK Ltd has informed MHRA that the Patient information leaflet (PIL) in the cartons for the batch listed in this notification includes a superseded PIL. The superseded PIL used [...]

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The National Patient Prescription Tracking Service (NPPTS) enables patients to access and track their prescriptions online through the NHS App or their NHS account (by logging in on the NHS website). NPPTS is a feature of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) that utilises a combination of Spine and Pharmacy IT supplier systems’ information to provide [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (30/06/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for June 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets 28 £3.74 Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £2.99 Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £2.17 Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets 56 £26.22 Mefenamic acid 250mg tablets 28 £6.10 Progesterone [...]

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New research commissioned by Healthwatch England shows that public satisfaction with pharmacy services remains high a year after the NHS launched Pharmacy First, despite persistent medicine shortages that continue to disrupt patient care. In a poll of over 7,000 adults in England, 86% of those who sought help for common conditions reported a positive experience, [...]

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