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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (31/07/2025) confirmed the following final list of price concessions for July 2025.  Drug Pack size Price concession Acetazolamide 250mg tablets 112 £60.90 Amiodarone 100mg tablets 28 £2.02 Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £5.05 Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution 300 £4.99 Carbocisteine 375mg capsules 120 £2.75 [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2025/004/MVA Date issued: 29 July 2025 Explanation of identified issue: The following antimicrobial medicines used to treat tuberculosis (TB) will be intermittently available until at least the end of 2025: Rifampicin 150mg and 300mg capsules Rifampicin [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (29/07/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for July 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Buprenorphine 2mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £2.20 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £10.51 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets 32 £2.39 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets 100 £7.47 Exemestane 25mg tablets 30 £14.75 [...]

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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 8 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 August 2025. This takes the total [...]

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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 August 2025. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution [...]

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