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<p>Through the medicine margin survey, the Department assesses whether the reimbursement
arrangements pay pharmacy contractors as agreed as part of the community pharmacy
contractual framework (CPCF). The medicine margin survey considers what pharmacies
paid for medicines by looking at their invoices compared to the amount reimbursed
by the National Health Service. Where the survey finds that they have been underpaid,
we increase the pharmacy contractors’ payments, and where they have been overpaid,
we decrease payments.</p><p>Furthermore, where pharmacies cannot purchase products
at or below the Drug Tariff NHS reimbursement price, Community Pharmacy England can
request that the Department reassesses the reimbursement price. If a new reimbursement
price is issued, this is known as a concessionary price.</p>
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