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The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, visited Ettingshall Pharmacy in Wolverhampton today (21st August) to see firsthand how pharmacy teams support their local communities. During the visit, Mr McFadden met with the pharmacy team, alongside Community Pharmacy England Funding Director Mike Dent and and Community Pharmacy Black Country [...]

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Following discussions with NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Novo Nordisk Ltd has updated its UK list price of Rybelsus® (Semaglutide) tablets for all strengths (1.5mg, 4mg and 9mg) from £78.48 to £120 per pack, effective from 5th August 2026. Under the current price change timetable, the new Rybelsus® list prices [...]

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Fingolimod Zentiva 0.5 mg Capsules (Zentiva Pharma UK Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/37 Date issued: 20 August 2026 Zentiva UK Pharma Limited are recalling one batch of Fingolimod Zentiva 0.5 mg Capsules (BN 4L01372H) as a precautionary measure due to a potential risk of contamination with metal particles. DMRC reference [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/08/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for August 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Apixaban 2.5mg tablets 60 £2.20 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £2.35 Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets 28 £2.76 Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets 100 £9.86 Bisoprolol 1.25mg tablets 28 £2.11 Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets [...]

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Community Pharmacy England is looking for a Pricing Analyst to help ensure the accuracy of the NHS’s monitoring of drug and appliance prices, as well as the reimbursement of prescription payments to community pharmacies. Community Pharmacy England represents the ~10,400 NHS community pharmacies in England. These pharmacies (sometimes known as local or high-street pharmacies) are [...]

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