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The Government is yet to conclude consideration of any increases to prescription charges and NHS prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) for 2025/26. Therefore, the current charges will roll over into May 2025. Community Pharmacy England will update community pharmacy teams as soon as any changes are announced by Ministers, including details of when they will be [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (22/04/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for April 2025.  Drug Pack size Price concession Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £1.15 Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment 4 £3.08 Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £6.30 Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £1.99 Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules [...]

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Update 03/07/2025 – Community Pharmacy England would like to remind pharmacy teams that the previous PIP code for ordering Paxlovid® stock is no longer operational. The current and correct PIP code for obtaining Paxlovid® stock is 435-2712. For more information, Pfizer can be contacted directly on 0345 608 8866 or via email at customer.services@pfizer.com. NHS England [...]

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Notification: Lercanidipine HCl 20mg Tablets (Recordati Industria) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/17 Date issued: 17 April 2025 Recordati Pharmaceuticals Limited has informed the MHRA of an error in the strength of the product printed on some of the faces (sides) of the product carton. The error is limited to one batch of [...]

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Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their views a following the new CPCF funding settlement, ahead of the next full Community Pharmacy England Committee meeting taking place at the end of this month (30th April to 1st May). The new CPCF arrangements mark a pivotal moment for the sector and while the Committee [...]

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