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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 May 2026. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Budesonide 3mg gastro-resistant modified-release capsules Tillotts Pharma UK Ltd 100 capsules Complete pack Deferiprone [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (28/04/2026) 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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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Sertraline 100mg film-coated tablets (Amarox Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/22 Date issued: 28 April 2026 Amarox Limited is recalling one batch of Sertraline 100 mg film-coated tablets as a precautionary measure due to an error at the manufacturing site. DMRC reference number: DMRC-39135670 Company name: Amarox Limited Medicine Details Sertraline 100mg [...]

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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 May 2026. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution [...]

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NHS England has published details of two training opportunities that may be of interest to community pharmacy owners and their teams. The first is the 2026 offer of independent prescribing training for pharmacists, with funding for the courses available at universities across England, with multiple start dates up to March 2027. Find out more information, [...]

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