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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following products: Propranolol 80mg modified release capsules Propranolol 160mg modified release capsules MSN/2025/059 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 10/11/2025 Propranolol 80mg modified release capsules are out of stock until early March 2026. Propranolol 160mg modified release [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined January, August and October 2025 reimbursement prices for the following products to reflect an increase in their NHS list prices. To avoid pharmacy owners dispensing these products at a loss, DHSC has [...]

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Photo credit: parliamentlive.tv Pharmacies’ ability to manage medicines shortages is constrained by cashflow and reimbursement pressures, with reforms to allow pharmacists greater flexibility to make substitutions sorely needed, Community Pharmacy England has told a Parliamentary inquiry. Dr. James Davies, Director of Research and Insights at Community Pharmacy England, gave oral evidence to the House of [...]

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Pharmacy owners have just over two weeks left to complete the 2025 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. The NHS Business Services Authority sent an email to pharmacy owners containing a link to the survey in September. In some cases, for example, if you work for a multiple pharmacy group, the [...]

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Last year Community Pharmacy England and Healthwatch England launched an online Pharmacy First patient survey that pharmacy owners can direct patients to after receiving the service. The aim of this collaboration is to collect patient feedback on the service to help inform service improvements and to help to quantify the value of the service to [...]

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