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Pharmacy owners are reminded that the claim period for Pharmacy First has been reduced to one month and therefore claims for Pharmacy First consultations carried out in June 2025 must be claimed on the MYS portal by 11.59pm on 31st July 2025.  This change to the claim window, follows the announcement as part of the contractual [...]

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Just over 42% of community pharmacy owners have completed the 2025/26 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire, with just under two weeks left to complete.   We encourage pharmacy owners who have not yet responded to the questionnaire to ensure they do so by Thursday, 31st July 2025. Completing the screening questionnaire is a [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/07/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for July 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £6.55 Amiloride 5mg tablets 28 £15.61 Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free 100 £33.00 Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £5.88 Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection [...]

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From 1 July 2025, the pack sizes of Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban) 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension have changed to reflect the final reconstituted volumes of the suspension after reconstitution. The pack size licensed for children weighing 4 kg and more is now expressed as a quantity of 103.4ml (previously 100ml bottle size). The pack size licensed [...]

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Trade Press The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has released new proposals today aimed at improving access to pharmacy services as part of its 10-Year Health Plan. These changes mean pharmacists will have more time to care for patients. Gordon Hockey, Director, Legal at Community Pharmacy England, said: “We welcome today’s proposals from the [...]

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