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Regulations permitting hub and spoke dispensing between different retail pharmacy businesses have come into effect today (1st October 2025).  It has been almost 10 years…

The NHS restrictions on prescribing of influenza antiviral treatments, Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and Zanamivir (Relenza®) have been relaxed to allow prescribing of these flu antivirals at…

Distance selling premises (DSP) pharmacies will no longer be able to provide Directed services (Advanced, National Enhanced and Enhanced Services)* face-to-face with patients at the…

Last month, the Department of Health and Social Care updated its information pack for local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) on Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments…

Several regulatory changes are due to come into effect on 1st October, having been included in the amendment regulations (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and…

This week, new hub and spoke dispensing Terms of Service (The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025) were laid…

From 1 September 2025,  Dydrogesterone 10mg tablets (Nalvee®) has been added to the list of medicines covered by the HRT prepayment certificate (HRT PPC). This change…