Welcome to the website for Community Pharmacy Arden

We represent the views, interests and priorities of pharmacy contractors in Coventry and Warwickshire and collaborate with national and local partners. We deliver credible solutions to actively improve health outcomes of the local population and beyond. At present we represent 181 community pharmacies in Coventry and Warwickshire.

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Local Pharmacy Network

Introducing a new patient-facing website for Coventry and Warwickshire.

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CPPE Workshops West Midlands October 2025 – March 2026

Download the flyer for the upcoming CPPE in person training courses in the West Midlands.

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Community Pharmacy Arden Latest News

New Information Standard for the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag

A new information standard for the reasonable adjustment digital flag, published in December, requires all NHS, health and social care providers that are publicly-funded to be…

6th February 2026

Local Mandated Health Campaign: Only Order What You Need

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB have launched a medicine waste campaign that aims to reduce the number of medicines prescribed unnecessarily. It’s estimated that 1.6…

5th February 2026

NHS App Campaign January 2026

The 2026 NHS App campaign is part of a major, nationwide effort by NHS England to pivot towards a “digital-first” model of care, aiming to…

5th February 2026

Second National Health Campaign of 2025/26 starts on 2nd February 2026

The second national health campaign of 2025/26 starts on Monday 2nd February 2026, and all community pharmacies are required to take part by promoting the Pharmacy…

30th January 2026

Conor Price: CEO Designate for Community Pharmacy Arden / Herefordshire & Worcestershire

Conor Price: CEO Designate for Community Pharmacy Herefordshire and Worcestershire and Community Pharmacy Arden (Coventry and Warwickshire) Our CEO, Fiona Lowe is retiring after more…

27th January 2026

Data Security & Protection Toolkit Guidance and Workshop

CPE has published new guidance to help community pharmacy owners complete the annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPTK), which is used to make a…

27th January 2026

Community Pharmacy England Latest News

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C-19 vac: Setting up FDP access

Pharmacy owners taking part in the spring COVID-19 vaccination programme will require Federated Data Platform (FDP) access to order COVID-19 vaccines. Pharmacy owners can request…

6th February 2026

FSA recall: Aptamil First Infant Formula (Nutricia Ltd) – Updated

Update 06/02/2026: Updated to include additional products/batches: Product Batch code Expiry Aptamil First Infant Formula (800 g) All dates from 9 July 2026 to 4 December…

6th February 2026

Improved prices for Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets & Trimethoprim 100mg tablets for January 2026

Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the January…

6th February 2026

MHRA Drug Safety Update: Semaglutide (Wegovy®, Ozempic® and Rybelsus®): risk of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)

Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a condition that can cause sudden deterioration in vision, usually in one eye at a time, has been very…

5th February 2026

Rolled over price concessions for February 2026

The following price concessions granted in January 2026 have rolled over to February 2026: Drug Pack size January 2026 price concession Captopril 12.5mg tablets 56…

5th February 2026

MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Ibuprofen 200mg Tablets, Ibucalm 200mg tablets (Aspar Pharmaceuticals Ltd)

MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Ibuprofen 200mg Tablets, Ibucalm 200mg tablets (Aspar Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(26)A/07 Date issued: 04 February 2026 Aspar Pharmaceuticals Ltd…

4th February 2026