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The deadline to respond to the 2026 Pharmacy Pressures Survey has been extended to 10am on Monday 13th April. Our annual survey monitoring the health of the sector is waiting to hear from pharmacy owners and pharmacy team members like you. Your experiences of pressures such as rising costs and medicine supply issues provide the essential [...]

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Ramipril 5mg capsules (Crescent Pharma Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/11 Date issued: 06 March 2026 Crescent Pharma Limited is recalling one batch of Ramipril 5 mg Capsules as a precautionary measure due to a potential error at the manufacturing site. DMRC reference number: DMRC-38717889 Company name: Crescent Pharma Limited Medicine Details [...]

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The final list of price concessions granted for February 2026 includes 174 lines. This is the highest number of concessions granted since March 2023. Drug price concessions hit three-year high | The Pharmaceutical Journal Our Director of Research and Insights, Dr. James Davies, said: “It has been a very worrying start to 2026 – with [...]

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Community pharmacies received strong backing yesterday in Parliament, with several MPs speaking out in support of the sector, recognising their vital role in community healthcare and raising concerns about an increasing trend of pharmacy closures. Discussions during the Parliamentary debate, which focussed on ‘Healthcare in Rural Areas’, emphasised that pharmacies are essential for providing accessible [...]

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The following price concessions granted in February 2026 have rolled over to March 2026: Drug  Pack size Price concession Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets 28 £2.01 Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets 56 £2.60 Please note any rolled over prices can be adjusted upwards if we receive reports from pharmacy owners to indicate suppliers’ selling prices have increased. The [...]

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