Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (02/07/2026) confirmed the following final list of price concessions for June 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Mirtazapine 15mg orodispersible tablets 30 £2.34 Mirtazapine 30mg orodispersible tablets 30 £2.40 Mirtazapine 45mg orodispersible tablets 30 £2.25 To date, this takes the total number of price concessions granted [...] The post June 2026 Price Concessions Final Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy owners who plan to start offering appointments on NBS for the Meningococcal B (MenB) Vaccination Service from the service commencement date (20th July 2026) must register for the service by next Monday (6th July 2026). Pharmacy owners who register by 6th July 2026, will receive stock in time to administer it to the patient [...] The post Men B Vacc Service: Registration deadline approaching to commence service from 20th July appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

5 new products have been added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 July 2026. Community Pharmacy England, on behalf of pharmacy owners, applied to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for these products to be added to the DND [...] The post 5 products added to the Discount Not Deducted (DND) list from July 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England has negotiated a record 257 price concessions for June, making this the fourth consecutive month of record highs. Community Pharmacy England continues to raise the impact of low Drug Tariff prices and dispensing at a loss by pharmacy owners, and the need for margin reforms, at Ministerial level. Committee Members also discussed [...] The post Concession numbers still going up, warns CPE appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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.