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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that from the start of 2026, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will start using paper FP10 prescription forms for all outsourced prescriptions issued by MOD medical facilities. Any MOD-issued paper FP10 prescriptions should be processed by pharmacy teams in the usual way. The small number of MOD-issued [...]

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From 1 November 2025, Estradot Conti® 30/95 transdermal patches and Estradot Conti® 40/130 transdermal patches have been added to the list of medicines covered by the HRT prepayment certificate (HRT PPC). This change has been reflected in Part XVI of the November 2025 Drug Tariff and on the NHSBSA’s website. Community Pharmacy England has also updated its HRT medicines [...]

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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 claiming payment for EPS prescriptions. EPS submission is a key part of ensuring pharmacy teams are paid accurately and on time for the medicines and services they provide. Getting the submission right helps [...]

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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 19 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 November 2025. This takes the total [...]

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Compound Sodium Lactate Solution for Infusion BP (Hartmann’s Solution for infusion) in Viaflo 1000ml (Baxter Healthcare Limited) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/46 Date issued: 28 October 2025 Baxter Healthcare is recalling one batch of Compound Sodium Lactate (Hartmann’s Solution) 1000mL. This is due to a packaging error where some cartons labelled [...]

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