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Pharmacy teams can help to raise awareness by displaying posters in their pharmacy to remind patients about the savings they can make with prepayment certificates (PPCs). PPCs offer savings for those needing multiple prescription items or when a patient is prescribed a listed HRT medicine. The cost of each type of PPC has been frozen for [...]

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued guidance regarding the risk of psychological side effects while taking Kaftrio▼ (Ivacaftor, tezacaftor, elexacaftor). Psychological side effects such as anxiety, low mood, sleep disturbance, poor concentration, and forgetfulness have been infrequently reported in people with cystic fibrosis treated with Kaftrio. Healthcare professionals should advise patients [...]

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The Government is yet to conclude consideration of any increases to prescription charges and NHS prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) for 2025/26. Therefore, the current charges will roll over into May 2025. Community Pharmacy England will update community pharmacy teams as soon as any changes are announced by Ministers, including details of when they will be [...]

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Update 03/07/2025 – Community Pharmacy England would like to remind pharmacy teams that the previous PIP code for ordering Paxlovid® stock is no longer operational. The current and correct PIP code for obtaining Paxlovid® stock is 435-2712. For more information, Pfizer can be contacted directly on 0345 608 8866 or via email at customer.services@pfizer.com. NHS England [...]

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Notification: Lercanidipine HCl 20mg Tablets (Recordati Industria) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/17 Date issued: 17 April 2025 Recordati Pharmaceuticals Limited has informed the MHRA of an error in the strength of the product printed on some of the faces (sides) of the product carton. The error is limited to one batch of [...]

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