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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 January 2026. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Elafibranor 80mg tablets Iqirvo® 80mg tablets (Ipsen Ltd) 30 tablet Complete pack Desmopressin 60microgram [...]

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NHS England is seeking feedback from pharmacy owners to help shape the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) nasal spray for two and three-year-olds in future campaigns. Feedback will help NHS England determine whether initial vaccine allocations matched planned vaccination pace, deliveries arrived appropriately and how the supply process can be [...]

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The Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January 2026 has been published on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. The latest outturns from the margin survey of independent pharmacies indicate that at the end of Q1 2025/26, there remains an over delivery of medicine margin of circa £158m. The announcement on the NHSBSA website indicates [...]

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A new Category will be introduced to Part VIIIA of the Drug Tariff by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from March 2026. The change forms part of the actions set out in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) settlement with the aim of improving the distribution of medicine margin. It was also part of [...]

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A new Category will be introduced to Part VIIIA of the Drug Tariff by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from March 2026. The change forms part of the actions set out in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) settlement with the aim of improving the distribution of medicine margin. It was also part of [...]

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