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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: ChloraPrep 2% 1mL and ChloraPrep Frepp 2% 1.5mL applicators (Becton Dickinson UK Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/26 Date issued: 2 June 2026 Becton Dickinson UK Ltd are recalling batches of ChloraPrep 2% 1mL applicators and ChloraPrep Frepp 2% 1.5 mL applicators due to a potential breach of sterility in the [...]

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Full details of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2026/27 are now available on our PQS hub page following the announcement on the arrangements for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2026/27 on Friday (29th May 2026) and a Drug Tariff Update which was published today (2nd June 2026). View the PQS 2026/27 hub page [...]

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The list of price concessions granted for May 2026 currently includes 219 lines. With a few more lines still being discussed, this already surpasses the number of price concessions granted in the previous two record-breaking months. Third month of record drug price concessions | Chemist+Druggist The continuation of this concerning trend is putting more pressure [...]

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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 June 2026. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Semaglutide 1.5mg tablets Rybelsus® 1.5mg tablets (Novo Nordisk Ltd) 30 tablet        [...]

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Announcement Summary Funding to increase by 10.3% (£340m) in 2026/27 to £3.636 billion Government commits to working jointly on programme of reform, which will be critically important to set the future strategy for the sector Margin write-off up to end of 2025/26, and funding uplift includes £200 million to be added to the annual margin [...]

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