Community Pharmacy England (CPE) - News updates

The following price concessions granted in May 2026 have rolled over to June 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Atorvastatin 60mg tablets 28 £4.37 Betamethasone 0.1% ear/eye/nose drops 10 £2.82 Bicalutamide 150mg tablets 28 £4.77 Bicalutamide 50mg tablets 28 £2.95 Eplerenone 25mg tablets 28 £2.35 Lisinopril 20mg tablets 28 £1.20 Mirtazapine 15mg tablets 28 £1.15 [...] The post Rolled over price concessions for June 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England has released an IT bulletin update ahead of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) meeting for its summer meeting. Recent developments include: Medicine pack barcode data quality The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) continue to be made aware of concerns about the limited availability and consistency of Global Trade [...] The post Pharmacy IT workstreams update published as IT group meets appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

A medicine supply notification (MSN) was issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in November 2025 to inform pharmacy teams of a shortage affecting Propranolol 80mg and 160mg modified release capsules. Since the publication of the MSN, the Medicines Supply Tool hosted on the Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) website has been updated [...] The post Supply of unlicensed Propranolol modified-release capsules appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community pharmacies received strong backing in Parliament today, with multiple MPs speaking out in support of what pharmacies do for their local communities. MPs welcomed the new funding settlement, but also warned of the economic peril that community pharmacies are still in. The Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Rachel Gilmour, Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton [...] The post MPs say “Pharmacy funding must match words” appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

With the deadline now imminent, Community Pharmacy England is urging pharmacy owners to take action to complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPTK) for 2026 now and reminding them to make use of our resources to work through the process as efficiently as possible. The DSPTK submission is due by 30th June 2026 as [...] The post One month to go: Data Security Toolkit completion underway appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (02/06/2026) confirmed the following final list of price concessions for May 2026: Drug Pack size Price concession Atorvastatin 60mg tablets 28 £4.37 Betamethasone 0.1% ear/eye/nose drops 10 £2.82 Bicalutamide 150mg tablets 28 £4.77 Bicalutamide 50mg tablets 28 £2.95 Eplerenone 25mg tablets 28 £2.35 Lisinopril 20mg tablets [...] The post May 2026 Price Concessions Final Update appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: ChloraPrep 2% 1mL and ChloraPrep Frepp 2% 1.5mL applicators (Becton Dickinson UK Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/26 Date issued: 2 June 2026 Becton Dickinson UK Ltd are recalling batches of ChloraPrep 2% 1mL applicators and ChloraPrep Frepp 2% 1.5 mL applicators due to a potential breach of sterility in the [...] The post MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: ChloraPrep 2% 1mL and ChloraPrep Frepp 2% 1.5mL applicators (Becton Dickinson UK Ltd) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Full details of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2026/27 are now available on our PQS hub page following the announcement on the arrangements for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2026/27 on Friday (29th May 2026) and a Drug Tariff Update which was published today (2nd June 2026). View the PQS 2026/27 hub page [...] The post New Pharmacy Quality Scheme for 2026/27 announced appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The list of price concessions granted for May 2026 currently includes 219 lines*. With a few more lines still being discussed, this already surpasses the number of price concessions granted in the previous two record-breaking months. Third month of record drug price concessions | Chemist+Druggist *UPDATE: The final figure for May 2026 was 230 price [...] The post Third month of record price concessions 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 June 2026. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or manufacturer Pack Size Special container Semaglutide 1.5mg tablets Rybelsus® 1.5mg tablets (Novo Nordisk Ltd) 30 tablet        [...] The post 3 products re-classified as special containers from June 2026 appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.