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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (23/12/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for December 2024: 30/12/2024: Please note this is the final list for December 2024. Drug Pack size Price concession [...]

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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 January 2025. From 1 January 2025, Original Pack Dispensing (+/-10% OPD) rules have been introduced in The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (No. 2) [...]

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The Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January 2025 has been published on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. Based on our analysis of the Category M price list for January 2025, Community Pharmacy England estimates there will be an overall reduction in reimbursement of approximately -£34m per quarter, resulting from the combination of: A [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (20/12/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for December 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Alendronic acid 70mg/100ml oral solution unit dose sugar free 4 £28.78 Alfuzosin [...]

The post December 2024 Price Concessions 3rd Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Trade press Responding to a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announcement about investment into, and changes for, General Practice for the financial year 2025/26, Community Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison said:  “It is extraordinary that the Government has announced what looks to be a generous investment in General Practice for 2025/26 before [...]

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