The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (24/04/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for April 2026: Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for a number of other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the [...]
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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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A report by Edge Health, sponsored by Sandoz, has examined the growing pressures on community pharmacies and the long-term sustainability of the sector. The report says that community pharmacies are facing growing operational and financial pressures, highlighting that: Increasing time is being spent by pharmacies comparing medicine prices and sourcing stock from multiple wholesalers for [...]
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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Napralief 250mg Gastro-Resistant Tablets (Omega Pharma Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/21 Date issued: 23 April 2026 Omega Pharma Ltd is recalling specific batches of Napralief 250mg Gastro-Resistant Tablets due to missing text in Section 2 and Section 3 of the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) and on the Carton in packs of [...]
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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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