Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 25261

Pharmacy

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 27 January 2025

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle losses to community pharmacies arising from delays in price concessions and drug tariffs.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Drug Tariff is updated monthly and sets out reimbursement prices to be paid to pharmacy contractors for medicines dispensed. When the market price of a generic medicine suddenly increases, concessionary prices can be granted in that month, increasing ...

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