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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets. Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 17th November 2025 Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets, the only licensed once monthly bisphosphonate, are in limited supply until March 2026. Alendronic acid 70mg tablets and risedronate sodium 35mg tablets [...]

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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 referred back (or unpaid) items. With referred back items, pharmacy owners risk having their payments tied up until the required endorsement information is submitted to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). Therefore, [...]

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The UK Health Security Agency has published the English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) report for 2024/25. This year, the report includes data on antibiotics supplied to patients following a Pharmacy First clinical pathway consultation. This data is taken from the ePact2 antimicrobial stewardship Pharmacy First dashboard. From April 2024 to March [...]

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Three new members have been co-opted to the Community Pharmacy England Committee to better reflect the make-up of the sector. Following a period as Observers to the Committee, Has Modi, Managing Director of Jardines (UK) Ltd, and Mayank Patel, Superintendent Pharmacist of Pearl Chemist Group, have become the first Members to be nominated by the [...]

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Pharmacy owners have just over a week left to complete the 2025 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The NHS Business Services Authority sent an email to pharmacy owners containing a link to the survey in September. In some cases, for example, if you work for a multiple pharmacy group, the [...]

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