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In today’s session of Prime Minister’s questions, Sir George Howarth MP dedicated his question to the issue of pharmacy closures and the need for Government to do more to support the sector, including commissioning a fully funded Pharmacy First service. Sir George is a strong supporter of community pharmacies and has attended several recent pharmacy-focussed [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (25/04/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for April 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £4.41 Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment 30 £9.23 Carbocisteine 375mg capsules 120 £7.24 Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment 4 £5.20 Chlorpromazine [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Oxybutynin 5mg modified-release tablets. MSN/2023/048 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 24th April 2023 Oxybutynin 5mg modified-release tablets are out of stock until w/c 1st May 2023. Oxybutynin immediate release formulations (tablets and liquid) remain available and can support [...]

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As part of the ongoing #SaveOurPharmacies campaign, further copies of the window poster are being distributed to community pharmacies in England. Following distribution of the poster in the March issue of Pharmacy Magazine, additional copies are also going out through other Communication International Group (CIG) titles. The copies will be available in the April issues [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (21/04/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for April 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Bicalutamide 150mg tablets 28 £3.99 Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets 60 £4.99 Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets 28 £1.02 Cinacalcet 30mg tablets 28 £11.95 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £5.50 Clotrimazole 1% [...]

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