July 23rd 2026
Medical exemption certificates will now be valid for 10 years instead of five for most eligible long-term medical conditions, NHS BSA states in its latest (July) Hints & Tips newsletter. This explains that cancer-related medical exemption
Dispensary guidance news England Wales
July 23rd 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a fourth update to the initial list of July concessions. This update adds 56 prices (shown in bold) and brings the total number of July concessions to 183. DDA members can download a
DM Zone news Drug Tariff Updates England Wales
July 22nd 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a third update to the initial list of July concessions. This update adds 25 prices (shown in bold). DDA members can download a fully updated spreadsheet of the July pric
DM Zone news Drug Tariff Updates England Wales
July 21st 2026
When the weather gets hot, we all feel like we are working harder - and so does your medicines fridge. But, are you looking after it properly? A fridge failure can cost you thousands in terms of lost stock but you can reduce the risk with just
Conference news DDA news
July 21st 2026
Yvette Cooper will take over as health and social care secretary, replacing the previous, short-lived post holder James Murray. In the recent reshuffle following the appointment of Andy Burnham as prime minister, Cooper takes the top health departme
Political News Rurality
July 21st 2026
NHS England has admitted that dispensing doctors were not considered as a specific group for delivery of the one-off Meningitis B vaccination program commissioned exclusively from community pharmacies. The admission comes as a new survey by the Nati
England Pharmacy Owners' News Political News
July 21st 2026
Macarthys Laboratories Ltd T/A Martindale Pharma has notified the MHRA of a manufacturing issue impacting several batches of Xaggitin XL prolonged-release tablets, due to the occurrence of incorrect tablet counts in the bottles. The majority of r
MHRA alert
