Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Cefalexin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions, sugar free MSN/2024/113 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 13th December 2024 Cefalexin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspension (sugar free) are out of stock until mid-2025 Cefalexin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspension (non
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Insulatard® (isophane insulin, human) Penfill® 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges TO NOTE: This is the second of three MSNs covering discontinuations of Novo Nordisk insulin products (NovoRapid® FlexTouch®, Insulatard® Penfill® and all Levemir® presentations). A third MSN will provide clinical
Read moreA new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 18 Issue 5 December 2024) has been published and includes articles on: Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in November 2024 To see the latest MHRA Drug Safety Updates in full, visit the GOV.uk website. The post MHRA Drug Safety Update: December 2024
Read moreIn response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free and Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free, two Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) has been issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Effective today 10 December 2024, SSP077 provides that for every 5 ml of Cefalexin 125mg/5ml
Read moreNHS England and Community Pharmacy England recommend that pharmacy team members with NHS Smartcards consider taking the following actions to support ongoing use of their smartcards. If your smartcard or role on your smartcard was set up a long time ago, there may be an action for you to update it to keep it working.
Read moreDrug alert number: EL (24)A/62 Date issued: 9 December 2024 Wockhardt UK Limited is recalling this batch as a precautionary measure following the identification of a low number of units which may have a defect in the ‘top case’ resulting in a dose not being able to be dispensed. WockAIR 160 microgram/4.5 microgram, inhalation powder,
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has via its Central Alerting System (CAS) published a letter on 3 December 2024 advising that due to increasing flu levels in the community, Prescribers working in primary care may now prescribe, and community pharmacists may now supply antiviral medicines (oseltamivir and zanamivir) for the prophylaxis and
Read moreThe following price concessions granted in November 2024 have rolled over to December 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Desloratadine 5mg tablets 30 £4.56 Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 2.5 £10.59 Vardenafil 20mg tablets 4 £3.65 Please note any rolled over prices can be adjusted upwards if we receive reports from pharmacy owners
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England has urged Ministers to provide immediate funding relief to community pharmacies and warning that without this, pharmacy closures will continue, with the potential for a house of cards collapse of the sector. Writing to Ministers, Chief Executive Janet Morrison warned that without remedial action soon, there will not be a community pharmacy
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England CEO Janet Morrison has given a video update on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations, addressing the prolonged pause that means the sector is still without an agreement for 2024/25. In her video message, Janet addresses the continued delay in recommencing negotiations, describing the “severe frustration and intense anger” that the Government
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