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With Early May Bank Holiday (4 May 2026) occurring in the first five days of the FP34C submission window, pharmacy owners will have an extra day, until the end of 6 May 2026, to submit their April FP34Cs using the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal and to dispatch their prescription bundle to the relevant pricing division [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined April 2026 reimbursement prices for the following products to reflect an increase in their NHS list prices. To avoid pharmacy owners dispensing these products at a loss, DHSC has agreed to grant retrospective price [...]

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In response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Ramipril 1.25mg capsules, a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) has been issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Effective today 22nd April 2026, SSP087 provides that where supplies are available, but the prescription is for more than one month’s supply the total quantity [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined January, February and March 2026 reimbursement prices for the following products to reflect an increase in their NHS list prices. To avoid pharmacy owners dispensing these products at a loss, DHSC has [...]

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Pharmacy teams are reminded that the NHS prescription charge remains at £9.90 per prescription item for 2026/27. A Government press release (released on 21/11/2025) previously confirmed that the NHS prescription charge would be frozen for 2026/27, as well as the costs for prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs). The list of 2026/27 prescription-related charges are outlined below. NHS charges for [...]

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