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The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has now launched the Asthma for Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2026/27 e-learning. View the Asthma for Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2026/27 e-learning Pharmacists are required to complete this e-learning (as well as the Asthma e-assessment) by 31st March 2027 as part of the Medicines optimisation and patient safety domain of [...]

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The following price concessions granted in May 2026 have rolled over to June 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Atorvastatin 60mg tablets 28 £4.37 Betamethasone 0.1% ear/eye/nose drops 10 £2.82 Bicalutamide 150mg tablets 28 £4.77 Bicalutamide 50mg tablets 28 £2.95 Eplerenone 25mg tablets 28 £2.35 Lisinopril 20mg tablets 28 £1.20 Mirtazapine 15mg tablets 28 £1.15 [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has released an IT bulletin update ahead of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) meeting for its summer meeting. Recent developments include: Medicine pack barcode data quality The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) continue to be made aware of concerns about the limited availability and consistency of Global Trade [...]

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A medicine supply notification (MSN) was issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in November 2025 to inform pharmacy teams of a shortage affecting Propranolol 80mg and 160mg modified release capsules. Since the publication of the MSN, the Medicines Supply Tool hosted on the Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) website has been updated [...]

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Community pharmacies received strong backing in Parliament today, with multiple MPs speaking out in support of what pharmacies do for their local communities. MPs welcomed the new funding settlement, but also warned of the economic peril that community pharmacies are still in. The Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Rachel Gilmour, Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton [...]

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