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Update 28/05/26 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Ramipril 1.25mg capsules (SSP087) was due to expire 29 May 2026 but has been further extended to Friday 24 July 2026. In response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Ramipril [...] The post SSP for Ramipril 1.25mg capsules extended appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Sertraline 100mg film-coated tablets (Amarox Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/25 Date issued: 28 May 2026 Crescent Pharma Limited is initiating a precautionary recall of one batch of Ramipril 2.5 mg Capsules following the identification of a potential packaging error at the manufacturing site. DMRC reference number: DMRC-39617807 Company name: Crescent Pharma [...] The post MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Ramipril 2.5mg capsules (Crescent Pharma Limited) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (28/05/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for May 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 May 2026 Price Concessions 4th Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff experts have created a new video to explain the dispensing and endorsing requirements for Controlled Drugs (CDs) prescribed on blue paper FP10MDA instalment prescription forms. In this video, Sarah Welbourne (Dispensing and Supply Officer) and Alisha Khatri (Dispensing and Supply Pharmacist) [...] The post Funding & Reimbursement Shorts: Dispensing FP10MDA forms appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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 June 2026. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution [...] The post Drug Tariff Watch – June 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

9 new products have been added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 June 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 9 products added to the Discount Not Deducted (DND) list from June 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (22/05/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for May 2026: This includes an increased price for Pregabalin 100mg capsules Drug Pack size Price concession Acarbose 50mg tablets 90 £21.87 Apixaban 2.5mg tablets 60 £3.10 Apixaban 5mg tablets 56 £4.80 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £2.60 Aripiprazole [...] The post May 2026 Price Concessions 3rd Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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Community Pharmacy England is hearing about more reports of missing, inaccurate or unscannable barcodes on medicines packs. Pharmacy teams have told us this can affect patient safety and pharmacy workload. NHS England is now seeking further evidence from pharmacy teams as well as other parts of health and care to better understand the impact and [...] The post Medicines packs with poor barcodes: NHS England survey – pharmacy input needed appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.