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From this month, pharmacy owners may notice a difference in their Advance payments, with these payments higher in value than they have been previously. This is because of a change in policy, with several NHS services now being paid on the same date as the early Advance payment for dispensed prescriptions. Community Pharmacy England has [...]

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Dapagliflozin 5mg and 10mg tablets reimbursement prices have decreased following a move from Category C to Category M in the September 2025 Drug Tariff. This comes after several manufacturers launched generic versions of Dapagliflozin tablets following the recent ruling by the UK Court of Appeal to invalidate AstraZeneca’s patent for the brand Forxiga®. More information on the [...]

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Community Pharmacy England would like to remind pharmacy teams of the Appliances to be deleted from Part IX of the April Drug Tariff. Any NHS prescriptions for the following appliances dispensed from April will be disallowed by the NHSBSA. Product Additional information (size, product code etc) APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Foley Catheter – [...]

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Lagevrio has been deleted from Part VIIIC of the April 2025 Drug Tariff. This follows confirmation from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Specialist Pharmacy Service that all remaining supplies of Government procured COVID-19 antiviral medicine Molnupiravir 200mg capsules (Lagevrio®) expired on 31 March 2025. Lagevrio® remains available for pharmacies to order [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has been informed that the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is seeing an increase in prescriptions where patients are claiming prescription charge exemption by selecting the “HRT only prescription prepayment certificate” exemption reason for products that are not covered by the HRT Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC). For example, patients are incorrectly [...]

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