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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is becoming mandatory for all NHSmail users. The NHSmail team previously announced that users would be prompted to enable MFA from late 2024, and a rollout timeline was introduced to support this transition. This initiative follows earlier announcements (from 2023 onwards) about NHSmail MFA becoming a mandatory requirement. What is MFA? Previously, you [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Salbutamol (Salamol Easi-Breathe®) 100micrograms/dose breath actuated inhaler CFC free MSN/2025/014 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 06/03/2025 Salbutamol (Salamol Easi-Breathe®) 100micrograms/dose breath actuated inhaler CFC free is out of stock until late March 2025. Salbutamol pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) [...]

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The following price concessions granted in February 2025 have rolled over to March 2025: Drug Pack size March 2025 price concession Calamine lotion 200 £1.78 Colestyramine 4g oral powder sachets 50 £15.95 Nitrazepam 5mg tablets 28 £1.70 Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 3 £8.18 Please note any rolled over prices can be adjusted upwards [...]

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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 (05/03/2025) announced the following final list of price concessions for February 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Desmopressin 240microgram sublingual tablets sugar free 30 £36.32 Paracetamol 500mg effervescent [...]

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NHS England and Community Pharmacy England continue to recommend that pharmacy team members with NHS Smartcards take the following actions to support ongoing use of their smartcards. If your smartcard or role on your smartcard was set up a long time ago, there may be an action for you to update it to keep it [...]

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