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Lagevrio has been deleted from Part VIIIC of the April 2025 Drug Tariff. This follows confirmation from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Specialist Pharmacy Service that all remaining supplies of Government procured COVID-19 antiviral medicine Molnupiravir 200mg capsules (Lagevrio®) expired on 31 March 2025. Lagevrio® remains available for pharmacies to order [...]

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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status as complete pack sizes from April 2025: Cetraxal® 2mg/ml ear drops 0.25ml unit dose (Aspire Pharma Ltd) Cetraxal® Plus 3mg/ml + 0.25mg/ml ear drops 0.25ml unit dose (Aspire Pharma [...]

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From 1 April 2025,  Progesterone micronised 200mg capsules (Gepretix®) has been added to the list of medicines covered by the HRT prepayment certificate (HRT PPC). This change has been reflected in Part XVI of the April 2025 Drug Tariff and on the NHSBSA’s website. Community Pharmacy England has also updated its HRT medicines list to [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification: Sirdupla 25 microgram/250 microgram per metered dose pressurised inhalation, suspension (Cross Healthcare Limited) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/12 Date issued: 31 March 2025 Cross Healthcare Limited has informed the MHRA that there is a printing defect on the outer labels for the Sirdupla 25 microgram/250 microgram per metered dose pressurised inhalation, [...]

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Funding and other arrangements for community pharmacies for 2024/25 and 2025/26 have been finalised, with community pharmacy receiving the largest uplift in funding across the whole of the NHS.  Ministers have said the uplift signals the Government’s commitment to stabilising the sector, and Government has given a firm commitment to work towards a sustainable funding [...]

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