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Update 03/07/2025 – Community Pharmacy England would like to remind pharmacy teams that the previous PIP code for ordering Paxlovid® stock is no longer operational. The current and correct PIP code for obtaining Paxlovid® stock is 435-2712. For more information, Pfizer can be contacted directly on 0345 608 8866 or via email at customer.services@pfizer.com. NHS England [...]

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Notification: Lercanidipine HCl 20mg Tablets (Recordati Industria) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/17 Date issued: 17 April 2025 Recordati Pharmaceuticals Limited has informed the MHRA of an error in the strength of the product printed on some of the faces (sides) of the product carton. The error is limited to one batch of [...]

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Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their views a following the new CPCF funding settlement, ahead of the next full Community Pharmacy England Committee meeting taking place at the end of this month (30th April to 1st May). The new CPCF arrangements mark a pivotal moment for the sector and while the Committee [...]

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In discussions with DHSC, Community Pharmacy England has agreed a mechanism to allow pharmacy owners to receive the 19p Single Activity Fee (SAF) increase sooner for dispensing months of April 2025 and May 2025. The advanced payments for these dispensing months will be adjusted to incorporate the uplift to the SAF. No adjustment to advance [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Fentanyl (Durogesic® DTrans®) 12micrograms/hour, 25micrograms/hour, 50micrograms/hour, 75micrograms/hour, and 100micrograms/hour patches. MSN/2025/023 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 15th April 2025 Durogesic® DTrans® 75micrograms/hour patches are out of stock until December 2025. Durogesic® DTrans® 12micrograms/hour patches will be out of [...]

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