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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has informed Community Pharmacy England that a high percentage of disallowed items dispensed by community pharmacies were from prescriptions issued by NHS dentists and Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribers for: drugs NOT listed in the Dental Practitioners’ Formulary (DPF) in Drug Tariff Part XVIIA from which a NHS dentist may [...]

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Community Pharmacy England will be taking pharmacy owners’ priorities to key audiences throughout the upcoming political party conference season, continuing our work to influence national decision-makers. As the political parties gather for their annual conferences, our planned engagement programme will underline the potential of community pharmacy, highlighting that investment in the sector would lead to [...]

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NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has confirmed that the following 8 Eucerin® products will be granted upward retrospective pricing adjustments because the manufacturer did not update their product NHS list prices on the NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d) when the new list price changes took effect at the end of 2025.  Following checks [...]

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Ahead of the introduction of independent prescribing in CPCF services, Community Pharmacy England has raised concerns about the NHS IT arrangements. Note, the below comment was first quoted in P3pharmacy. Our Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, said: “The interim IT arrangements for the rollout of prescribing within the CPCF are far from ideal, with [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/09/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for September 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £1.99 Bisoprolol 10mg tablets 28 £0.95 Candesartan 2mg tablets 7 £2.07 Doxazosin 4mg tablets 28 £1.19 Levetiracetam 1g tablets 60 £4.17 Mirtazapine 30mg orodispersible tablets 30 [...]

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