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27 more DND items

Some 27 products have been added to the Discount Not Deducted list on 1 October 2026. : Dispensing GPs cannot take advantage of the DND concession, and clawback will be applied.   The DND additions are: Apixaban 1mg/1ml oral suspension s

October 1st 2026

DDA podcast looks at private weight loss clinics

Oral orforglipron GLP1 (marketed in the USA by Lilly as Foundayo) was authorised for use in weight management and type 2 diabetes in August 2026, in a UK first. In this new DDA podcast, the 12th in our series, DDA Communications Officer Ailsa Colquh

September 15th 2026

NHSE did not consider dispensing GPs in meningitis vaccination programme

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

July 21st 2026

June 16th 2026

Convenience is no longer a nice-to-have

Convenience is no longer a nice-to-have, but a core value exchange between brands and consumers, according to a new report from retail analyst Mintel Convenience as the New Consumer Currency highlights that today’s consumers often operate unde

May 29th 2026

22 per cent margin uplift secured in new Tariff deal

Permitted retained margin will be uplifted by 22 per cent from June, following agreement of a new £340 million deal community pharmacy contract for 2026-27. The increase in margin, which will be delivered through the Tariff and which

April 9th 2026

Pharmacist prescribing offers faster access to care, report concludes

Public acceptance of independent prescribing is generally strong, as people see it as offering faster access to care, and to reduce inequalities. A new Nuffield Trust report Independent prescribing in the UK: Workforce ambitions and implementation c

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March 18th 2026

Pharmacies seen as first point of contact in new NHS prescribing plans

DHSC has set out its ambition for pharmacies to become a first point of contact for “prescribing-based services” in new guidance to support the roll out of the NHS 10-year plan for England. Supported by greater independent pharmacy presc

March 16th 2026

OTC industry looks to weight management injection reclassifications

Injectable weight management medicines and EpiPens are among the targets for reclassification, OTC medicine supplier representatives have said. A pan-industry group chaired by the MHRA, the Reclassification Alliance, is calling for the Government to

February 4th 2026

Lords call for mandatory pharmacy reporting of medicine stock levels

Pharmacists should be required to share more information on their medicines stock levels, peers have said in a new report. Medicines security - a national priority calls for mandatory arrangements to be included in the next Community Pharmacy Agreem

January 23rd 2026

New report pledges ongoing support for medicines reclassification

Over the counter (OTC) medicine suppliers have reaffirmed support for reclassifying 25 medicines over the next five years. A new report PAGB launches new report highlighting the economic and growth value of the over-the-counter sector calls for more

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