As we continue our regional roadshow events across the country, our CEO, Janet Morrison, invites pharmacy owners to join face-to-face discussions about the future of community pharmacy in her latest video update. These events offer pharmacy owners the opportunity to share their views, ask questions of the Community Pharmacy England team, and discover how they
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In response to significant ongoing disruption to the supply of some Quetiapine tablets, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued nine new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs). The nine new SSPs, introduced with immediate effect, allow community pharmacists to consider different options to enable continued supply of quetiapine tablets to mitigate the ongoing
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Ipratropium bromide 250micrograms/1ml and 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials. MSN/2024/076 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 15th July 2024 Ipratropium bromide 250micrograms/1ml and 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser solution is in limited supply until late March 2025. Ipratropium bromide 20microgram/dose inhalers
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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Propantheline Tablets 15mg (Genesis Pharmaceuticals livery (Chelonia Healthcare Limited)) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/27 Date issued: 9 July 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Propantheline Tablets 15mg (Genesis Pharmaceuticals livery (Chelonia Healthcare Limited)) Company name: Chelonia Healthcare Limited
Read moreWhatever the outcome of the 2024 General Election, the next Government and its approach to community pharmacy will be critical for the future of the sector. Pharmacy owners across the South East and South West are invited to hear more about what lies ahead for community pharmacy, and how Community Pharmacy England will be working
Read moreThe Labour party has won a large majority in the 2024 General Election and will now form the next Government. With just a handful of seats left to be declared, Labour has won more than 400 seats – well above the 326 seats needed for a majority in Parliament, meaning Sir Keir Starmer MP will
Read moreDrug alert number: EL (24)A/26 Date issued: 04 July 2024 Kent Pharma UK is recalling various batches of Itraconazole 10mg/ml Oral Solution as a precautionary measure due to out of specification in the appearance of the solution, particularly the presence of suspended particles or clusters of crystals: Itraconazole 10mg/ml Oral Solution (Kent Pharma UK) PL
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the July 2024 reimbursement price for Naltrexone 50mg tablets (28) listed in Category A of the Drug Tariff. The basic price for this product should be £82.15 instead of £774.23 as published in the July Drug Tariff. This pricing issue was caused by a data
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England CEO Janet Morrison has given a video update on Pharmacy First, addressing some of the concerns that pharmacy owners have, particularly around the thresholds for monthly payments. In her video message, Janet notes the incredible early achievements of Pharmacy First as well as outlining the importance of the service and how it
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England CEO Janet Morrison has given a video update on Pharmacy First, addressing some of the concerns that pharmacy owners have, particularly around the thresholds for monthly payments. In her video message, Janet notes the incredible early achievements of Pharmacy First as well as outlining the importance of the service and how it
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