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In discussions with DHSC, Community Pharmacy England has agreed a mechanism to allow pharmacy owners to receive the 19p Single Activity Fee (SAF) increase sooner for dispensing months of April 2025 and May 2025. The advanced payments for these dispensing months will be adjusted to incorporate the uplift to the SAF. No adjustment to advance [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Fentanyl (Durogesic® DTrans®) 12micrograms/hour, 25micrograms/hour, 50micrograms/hour, 75micrograms/hour, and 100micrograms/hour patches. MSN/2025/023 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 15th April 2025 Durogesic® DTrans® 75micrograms/hour patches are out of stock until December 2025. Durogesic® DTrans® 12micrograms/hour patches will be out of [...]

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NHS England has published an invitation to tender (ITT) inviting community pharmacy owners interested in providing a Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service in the North West region. Announcement of the tender, follows an earlier tender of the service in the Midlands region. The ITT seeks expressions of interest from pharmacy [...]

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The GPhC has jointly issued an enforcement notice with the ASA and MHRA, which makes it clear that adverts for named prescription-only medicines (POMs) for weight management are prohibited. The GPhC will write to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and ...

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Galantamine 8mg, 16mg and 24mg modified-release capsules. MSN/2025/022 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 11th April 2025 Galantamine 8mg modified release capsules are in limited supply until late July 2025. Galantamine 16mg modified release capsules will be out of [...]

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