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As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts  series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video on claiming payment for EPS prescriptions. EPS submission is a key part of ensuring pharmacy teams are paid accurately and on time for the medicines and services they provide. Getting the submission right helps [...]

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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 19 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 November 2025. This takes the total [...]

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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 November 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Desmopressin 120microgram sublingual tablets sugar free Aspire Pharma Ltd 30 tablets Subpack of 10 [...]

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From today, community pharmacies across England can offer expanded NHS services to make emergency contraception and support for people prescribed antidepressants more accessible in local communities. Under the expanded Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS), pharmacies are able to provide women across the country access to oral emergency contraception as well as their regular contraceptive pill through [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (29/10/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for October 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Cefalexin 500mg tablets 21 £2.40 Cimetidine 400mg tablets 60 £5.58 Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries 1 £5.25 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 30 £1.34 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets 100 £4.45 Ferrous gluconate 300mg tablets 28 £5.49 [...]

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