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Three in four medicines were prescribed more between January and December 2025 compared with the previous 12 months.
30 Apr 2026
Health minister faces intense questioning on Pharmacy First payment challenges
13 Feb 2026
Davey's Chemist told it must repay the NHS just under £125k in pandemic-era claims
06 Feb 2026
Universal Pharmacy's items fell to just 72 before climbing back up to 29k, say its new owners
12 Dec 2025
Prescription items topped 1.16 billion in 2024-25, says NHSBSA
16 Oct 2025
'Bureaucracy overruling common sense' says contractor struggling with BSA intransigence
10 Sep 2025
NHS Business Services Authority revealed 92.6 million antidepressant items were prescribed to about 8.89 million patients in 2024-25.
25 Jul 2025
The most dispensed drug in 2024-25 was Atorvastatin with 73 million items, according to data from the NHS Business Services Authority.
05 Jun 2025
Kamsons 'disappointed' with appeal outcome after clawback amount more than doubles.
08 May 2025
NHS dismisses appeals from six pharmacies over 'out of pocket' expense claims
11 Apr 2025
The NHS Business Services Authority said patients would have spent £817 million in prescription charges without prescription prepayment certificates.
26 Mar 2025
Almost £200k in hypertension fees claimed back from nine pharmacies.
14 Mar 2025
NHS Business Services Authority said 13.3 million items were prescribed this year compared with 10.9 million in 2022-23.
21 Oct 2024
NHS Business Services Authority said 7.1 million patients were prescribed the medicines, a 13 per cent decrease from 2015-16.
05 Sep 2024
Number of ADHD prescriptions rises as global shortages bite.
11 Jul 2024
The way Cat A prices are set is changing, and a top up system for concession prices is being introduced, the NHS BSA has announced.
12 Mar 2024
