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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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Community Pharmacy England is looking for a Dispensing and Supply Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Funding Team. If you’re passionate about community pharmacy and eager to support pharmacy owners through this specialised role, we’re keen to hear from you. The Dispensing and Supply Pharmacist will be responsible for providing professional expertise on policy areas concerning [...]

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