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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 October 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Cetrimide 0.2% / Benzalkonium chloride 0.01% cream Drapolene cream (Supra Enterprises Ltd) 200 [...]

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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 43 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 October 2025. This takes the total [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has agreed to make changes to its composition in order to better reflect the make-up of the community pharmacy sector. The changes are part of ongoing work on governance at Community Pharmacy England, and follow independent expert recommendations to increase the number of 10+ multiple members of the Committee and give the [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (26/09/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for September 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Acetazolamide 250mg tablets 112 £31.50 Bumetanide 1mg tablets 28 £2.75 Buprenorphine 2mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £1.62 Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free 7 £4.19 Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution 300 £4.88 [...]

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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 October2025. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution – [...]

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