Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Flucloxacillin Capsules BP 500mg (Flamingo Pharma UK Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(26)A/32 Date issued: 30 June 2026 Flamingo Pharma UK Ltd have informed the MHRA that certain packs of Flucloxacillin Capsules BP 500mg contain the incorrect PIL. The affected packs contain the PIL for Amoxicillin 500mg Capsules instead of the PIL [...] The post MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Flucloxacillin Capsules BP 500mg (Flamingo Pharma UK Ltd) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Gabapentin Relonchem 50mg/ml Oral Solution (Relonchem Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/31 Date issued: 30 June 2026 Relonchem Limited have informed the MHRA that particles have been observed inside some bottles of Gabapentin Relonchem Oral Solution, identified through a customer complaint. DMRC reference number: DMRC- 38460232 Marketing Authorisation Holder: Relonchem [...] The post MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Gabapentin Relonchem 50mg/ml Oral Solution (Relonchem Limited) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (30/06/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for June 2026: Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department.  Drug Pack [...] The post June 2026 Price Concessions 4th Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Benzylpenicillin benzathine 1.2 Million I.U. and 2.4 Million I.U. powder for suspension for injection (Brancaster Pharma Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/30 Date issued: 29 June 2026 Brancaster Pharma Limited has informed the MHRA that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) in the cartons for the batches listed in this notification were [...] The post MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Benzylpenicillin benzathine 1.2 Million I.U. and 2.4 Million I.U. powder for suspension for injection (Brancaster Pharma Limited) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy owners should soon receive confirmation from NHSBSA that the 2026/27 CPAF screening questionnaire will be available for completion from 1st July 2026 until 31st July 2026. As a result of NHS regulations introduced at the end of 2020, completion of CPAF is a requirement of the Terms of Service. Therefore, pharmacy owners must complete [...] The post 2026/27 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Patient Group Direction (PGD) for the Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service has now been published by the UK Health Security Agency. The UKHSA has also published guidance today on the vaccination programme and an associated PowerPoint slide set, which can be used to train staff that will be administering the vaccine. UKHSA guidance for [...] The post MenB Vacc Service: PGD, resources and reminder of registration date deadline appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy owners are reminded that the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Service for the spring campaign ends tomorrow (30th June 2026). Pharmacy teams should not administer any further vaccinations under this phase of the service after this date and any promotional material related to the service should be removed from display. Pharmacy owners should ensure they submit [...] The post Reminder: Spring C-19 Vac Service 2026 ends tomorrow appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Due to high demand, we’ve expanded capacity for our Birmingham and London roadshow events, giving more pharmacy owners the opportunity to learn about the 2026/27 CPCF, shape future priorities, and share their views directly with Community Pharmacy England representatives. Funding pressures, operational challenges and the future direction of the sector were firmly in the spotlight [...] The post Regional Roadshows: Capacity expanded as pharmacy owners keen to discuss the future appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (26/06/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for June 2026: Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for a number of other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the [...] The post June 2026 Price Concessions 3rd Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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 July 2026. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Estradiol 1.5mg / Nomegestrol 2.5mg tablets Zoely® 2.5mg/1.5mg tablets (Theramex HQ UK Ltd) 84 [...] The post 11 products re-classified as special containers from July 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.