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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that the NHS prescription charge will be kept at £9.90 per prescription item for 2025/26. A Government press release today confirms that the NHS prescription charge will be frozen, as well as the costs for prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs). PPCs offer savings for those needing multiple prescription items or [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (28/04/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for April 2025.  Drug Pack size Price concession Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £4.30 Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £1.99 Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £9.25 Carbimazole 20mg tablets 100 £2.65 Carbimazole 5mg tablets 100 £4.63 Codeine 15mg/5ml [...]

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Ahead of making a claim for the New Medicine Service (NMS) consultations carried out in April 2025, pharmacy owners are reminded of the changes to NMS that were announced as part of the contractual settlement for 2025/26 and that came into effect from 1st April 2025. What can be claimed for? As part of the [...]

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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 May 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Budesonide 1mg/2ml nebuliser suspension unit dose ampoules Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd 20 unit [...]

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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 May 2025. PART IIIA – Professional fees (pharmacy contractors) Contractors should note the English Pharmacy Contractor Single Activity Fee has changed from £1.27 to £1.46. This was [...]

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