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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (31/10/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for October 2025: 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 Department. [...]

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 61) contains some useful information and advice on: Complete the 2025 Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey Tadalafil and Vardenafil generic versions: SLS endorsement requirement removed Your batch submissions: do not use security pins Reminding patients to [...]

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As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts  series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video on claiming payment for EPS prescriptions. EPS submission is a key part of ensuring pharmacy teams are paid accurately and on time for the medicines and services they provide. Getting the submission right helps [...]

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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 19 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 November 2025. This takes the total [...]

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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 November 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Desmopressin 120microgram sublingual tablets sugar free Aspire Pharma Ltd 30 tablets Subpack of 10 [...]

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