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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 the May 2026 concessionary prices for Indometacin 25mg capsules & Sumatriptan 50mg tablets. Product Pack size Price concession Indometacin 25mg capsules 28 £11.20 (previously £10.24) Sumatriptan 50mg tablets 28 £6.26 (previously £5.85) [...]

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Following the announcement of the 2026/27 negotiations, a Drug Tariff update has been published to base the New Medicine Service (NMS) monthly consultation cap on 0.9% rather than 1.0% of monthly prescriptions. This change is unlikely to impact the majority of pharmacy owners; however, pharmacy owners are encouraged to review the new caps, as shown [...]

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The post Webinar recording: 2026/27 CPCF settlement appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Ponlimsi (Denosumab) 60mg Solution for Injection in Pre-filled Syringe (Teva UK Ltd) EL(26)A/27 DMRC reference number: DMRC- 39320587 Date issued: 4 June 2026 Teva UK Limited is reporting a labelling error on the carton for Ponlimsi (Denosumab) 60mg Solution for injection in Pre-filled Syringe. The carton states “For application to [...]

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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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