Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (04/02/2026) confirmed the following final list of price concessions for January 2026. Drug Pack size Price concession Ascorbic acid 200mg tablets 28 £47.05 Captopril 12.5mg tablets 56 £27.95 Captopril 25mg tablets 56 £25.95 Captopril 50mg tablets 56 £26.95 Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets 28 £1.20 Chlordiazepoxide 10mg capsules [...] The post January 2026 Price Concessions Final Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

A new report from the House of Lords Public Services Committee calls for better data sharing and a more proactive Government approach to managing medicines shortages, describing medicines supply as “a national security issue”. Published today (4th February), the report on the Lords Committee’s inquiry into medicines security concludes that the UK is heavily dependent [...] The post Lords warn medicine shortages now a national security risk appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England is releasing guidance ahead of a webinar to explain Category H, the new Drug Tariff category, to pharmacy owners. We have published a comprehensive guide to the new Category H, explaining how entry to and price-setting arrangements for Category H will operate, as well as the background to these changes. Briefing: Category H FAQs Category H webpage List of products moving [...] The post Category H: guidance and support for pharmacy owners appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Baclofen 10mg/5ml Oral Solution (Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/06 Date issued: 3 February 2026 Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed is recalling batches of product as a precautionary measure due to crystallisation observed over time in the oral solution. DMRC reference number: DMRC-38317957 Company name:Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed Medicine Details [...] The post MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Baclofen 10mg/5ml Oral Solution (Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

This article tackles some of the misconceptions around who can provide Pharmacy First consultations and aims to bust myths to increase understanding of the service. We have previously published a series of articles on myth busting covering a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First. All of these myths can be viewed on our Pharmacy First service [...] The post Pharmacy First myth busting appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Carmustine 100mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion (Accord Healthcare Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/05 Date issued: 2 February 2026 Accord Healthcare limited is recalling a single batch due to an out of specification test result. DMRC reference number: DMRC-38091819 Company name: Accord Healthcare Ltd Medicine Details Carmustine [...] The post MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Carmustine 100mg powder and solvent for concentrate for solution for infusion (Accord Healthcare Ltd) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The declaration window for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2025/26 is now open. Pharmacy owners can make a claim for a PQS payment up to 11.59pm on Friday 27th February 2026 through the MYS portal. Pharmacy owners must have evidence to demonstrate meeting the gateway criterion and the domains that they have claimed for by the end [...] The post PQS: Declaration window is open appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The second 2025/26 national health campaign starts today (Monday 2nd February 2026). All pharmacies will need to participate in the campaign, using relevant materials to promote the Pharmacy First service to the public. How to meet the requirements of the campaign Pharmacy owners can meet the requirements of the campaign in several ways, by promoting [...] The post Second national health campaign starts today appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Pharmacy owners who intend to provide COVID-19 vaccinations as part of the Seasonal Vaccination Service for the Spring 2026 campaign are reminded that today (2nd February 2026), is the final day of the interim deadline to ensure that they receive supply of COVID-19 vaccines in time for the start of the campaign. Pharmacy owners that [...] The post Reminder: Final day to register to provide C-19 vacs for start of Spring 2026 campaign appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

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 11 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 February 2026. This takes the total [...] The post 11 products added to the Discount Not Deducted (DND) list from February 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.