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Following the introduction of Category H in March 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that the following 8 products will move from Category C to Category H, effective from September 2026: Alfuzosin 10mg modified-release tablets Diclofenac 100mg suppositories Felodipine 10mg modified-release tablets Felodipine 2.5mg modified-release tablets Felodipine 5mg modified-release tablets [...]

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NHS England have today (6th August 2026), published an updated version of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service (HCFS) specification. This revised version has been agreed by Community Pharmacy England and it contains a number of changes to the service requirements which were agreed as part of the 2025/26 CPCF negotiations. Download the revised service specification The [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has highlighted the ongoing impact of medicines shortages on community pharmacy teams and patients at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy. The meeting, Maximising Value for Medicines: One Year On from the Medicines Shortages Report, brought together Parliamentarians and representatives from Government, the pharmaceutical industry, wholesalers, patient organisations and [...]

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The following price concessions granted in July 2026 have rolled over to August 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £5.00 Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg tablets 28 £0.82 Cyanocobalamin 50microgram tablets 50 £5.95 Enalapril 2.5mg tablets 28 £5.51 Flecainide 50mg tablets 60 £2.21 Haloperidol 5mg tablets 28 £4.55 Itraconazole 100mg capsules 15 £9.30 Rivaroxaban [...]

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To receive supplies of childhood flu vaccines ahead of the 1st October 2026 service commencement date, pharmacy owners must have registered to provide the Childhood Flu Vaccination Service via MYS by 11.59pm on 31st August 2026. Childhood Flu Vaccination Service registration Pharmacy owners must use the NHS Business Services Authority’s Manage Your Service (MYS) portal to register [...]

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