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Pharmacy teams can help to raise awareness by displaying posters in their pharmacy to remind patients about the savings they can make with prepayment certificates (PPCs). PPCs offer savings for those needing multiple prescription items or when a patient is prescribed a listed HRT medicine. The cost of each type of PPC has been frozen for [...]

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On Monday 31st March 2025, the details of the contractual settlement for 2025/26 were announced, which included a continuation of the Pharmacy First service, including clinical pathways consultations. As part of this continuation, the capping methodology put in place during the second half of 2024/25 was also carried over into the 2025/26 arrangements. This means that [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Various Chemidex Pharma Ltd Products Drug alert number: EL(25)A/21 Date issued: 13 May 2025 Chemidex Pharma Ltd has informed the MHRA that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) in their topical steroid products does not contain all the required safety information. Cartons for the products/batches listed are missing side effect information [...]

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We have updated our Contract changes: DSP regulatory FAQs news item with a new FAQ: Some DSP pharmacies have been planning to deliver the COVID-19 and Influenza vaccination services during late 2025 and early 2026 onsite, at the Distance Selling Premises. Will they be allowed to do so? Yes. The Department of Health and Social Care, [...]

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Ahead of 1st June 2025, pharmacy owners are reminded of the changes to the bundling requirements for Pharmacy First which will impact on whether they are entitled to a monthly fixed payment for the service. From 1st June 2025, pharmacy owners must be registered and able to deliver the Hypertension Case Finding Service*, the Pharmacy [...]

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