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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 December 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose ampoules Teva UK Ltd 20 unit dose    [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that the NHS prescription charge will remain at £9.90 per prescription item for 2026/27. A Government press release today confirms that the NHS prescription charge will be frozen, as well as the costs for prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs). The list of 2026/27 prescription-related charges are outlined below. [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Harm from incorrect recording of a penicillin allergy as a penicillamine allergy National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2025/006/NHSPS Date issued: 20 November 2025 Explanation of identified safety issue There are reports of healthcare staff recording a patient’s penicillin allergy as a penicillamine allergy in electronic prescribing systems. This look-alike sound-alike [...]

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As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts  series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video on referred back (or unpaid) items. With referred back items, pharmacy owners risk having their payments tied up until the required endorsement information is submitted to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). Therefore, [...]

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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Atorvastatin 20mg and 80mg Film-coated Tablets (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited) Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/48 Date issued: 11 November 2025 Sun Pharma UK Limited are recalling the batches of tablets specified in the table as a precautionary measure due to failing dissolution test results reported during ongoing stability studies. DMRC reference number: DMRC [...]

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