Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Creon® Micro Pancreatin 60.12mg gastro-resistant granules MSN/2024/089 Tier 3 high impact Date of issue: 23rd August 2024 Creon® Micro Pancreatin 60.12mg gastro-resistant granules are in limited supply until late September 2024. Creon® 10,000 gastro-resistant capsules are in limited supply into primary
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (23/08/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for August 2024: Community Pharmacy England and DHSC are still working to finalise concessionary prices for Apixaban tablets. We will share
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Norethisterone (Noriday®) 350microgram tablets MSN/2024/088 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 22nd August 2024 Norethisterone (Noriday®) 350microgram tablets will be out of stock from late August 2024 until early December 2024. Desogestrel 75microgram tablets remain available and can support
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Naltrexone 50mg tablets MSN/2024/087 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 22nd August 2024 Naltrexone 50mg tablets (Accord) are in limited supply until early September 2024 and then out of stock until late October 2024. Naltrexone (Adepend®) 50mg tablets (AOP
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Methylphenidate prolonged-release tablets MSN/2024/086 Tier 3 high impact Date of issue: 22nd August 2024 Methylphenidate prolonged-release tablet brands are in limited supply and intermittent regional supply disruptions are expected to continue until October 2024. Lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse®, Elvanse Adult®) capsules remain available
Read moreNHS England has announced that from September 2024, the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) will be extended to Detained Estate health services in England. This extension will allow prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and urgent prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, removing the need for use of paper FP10 forms. Most
Read moreA new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 18 Issue 1 August 2024) has been published and includes articles on: Yellow Card Biobank: call to contribute to study of genetic links to side effects Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in July 2024. To see the latest MHRA
Read moreClass 4 Medicines Defect Information: Fingolimod 0.5 mg Hard Capsules (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/39 Date issued: 19 August 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Fingolimod 0.5 mg Hard Capsules (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd) Company name: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (16/08/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for August 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiloride 5mg tablets 28 £15.70 Amisulpride 200mg tablets 60 £28.42 Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml /
Read moreDrug alert number: EL (24)A/36 Date issued: 15 July 2024 Strides Pharma UK Ltd is recalling the listed batch as a precautionary measure due to an out of specification result for microbial contamination, reported during retesting: Loperamide Hydrochloride Capsules 2mg (Strides Pharma UK Limited) PL 13606/0045 SNOMED Code: 18283311000001106 Batch No Expiry Date Pack Size
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