Community Pharmacy England News

- 19TH MARCH 2024
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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Oestrogel Pump-Pack 750 micrograms/actuation Gel (estradiol) (Besins Healthcare (UK) Ltd)
Drug alert number: EL (24)A/09 Date issued: 19 March 2024 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 3 medicines recall for: Oestrogel Pump-Pack 750 micrograms/actuation Gel (estradiol) (Besins Healthcare (UK) Ltd) PL 28397/0002 SNOMED Code: 3414911000001105 Batch No Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 74800 31/07/2026 1 06/11/2023 74830 31/08/2026
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- 18TH MARCH 2024
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HRT prescribing for PPCs – GP IT update
As announced in the NHS Primary Care bulletin (published 14 March 2024), over half of GP surgeries have digital solutions available to automate the issuing of listed HRT items as single-item prescriptions at the point of prescribing (separate prescriptions for each HRT item). This is something that NHS England and Department of Health and Social Care
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- 18TH MARCH 2024
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Medicine Supply Notification: Supply issues with multiple GLP-1 RA products
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Semaglutide (Ozempic®) 0.25mg, 0.5mg and 1mg solution for injection in a pre-filled pen Dulaglutide (Trulicity®) 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3mg and 4.5mg solution for injection in a prefilled pen Liraglutide (Victoza®) 6mg/ml solution for injection in a pre-filled pen. MSN/2024/031 Tier 3 –
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- 15TH MARCH 2024
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March 2024 Price Concessions 1st Update
Following 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 (15/03/2024) announced the following initial list of price concessions for March 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £1.83 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £7.89 Aripiprazole
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- 14TH MARCH 2024
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Further extension to Pharmacy First submission deadline
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has emailed pharmacy owners today to inform them that they will further extend the submission deadline for the February Pharmacy First claims. The deadline is now 11.59pm on Thursday 21st March 2024. NHSBSA has confirmed that pharmacy owners who submit their February declaration by the revised deadline, will receive
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- 14TH MARCH 2024
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Medicine Supply Notification: Jext® 300micrograms/0.3ml (adrenaline 1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pen
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Jext® 300micrograms/0.3ml (adrenaline 1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pen. MSN/2024/030 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 14th March 2024 Jext® 300micrograms/0.3ml (adrenaline 1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pens will be out of stock until w/c
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- 12TH MARCH 2024
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Medicine Supply Notification: Prochlorperazine (Stemetil®) 12.5mg/ml solution for injection ampoules
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Prochlorperazine (Stemetil®) 12.5mg/ml solution for injection ampoules. MSN/2024/029 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 12th March 2024 Prochlorperazine (Stemetil®) 12.5mg/ml solution for injection ampoules are out of stock until mid-April 2024. Due to ongoing supply issues with prochlorperazine buccal
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- 12TH MARCH 2024
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Annual flu letter for 2024/25 published
The Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England have jointly published the national flu vaccination programme letter today (12th March 2024) for the 2024/25 season. Timing Based on evidence that flu vaccine’s effectiveness can wane over time in adults, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)
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- 11TH MARCH 2024
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Top-up system for concession prices to be introduced from April 2024
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has announced that a retrospective top-up payment system for price concession lines will be implemented from April 2024. Community Pharmacy England has been working with DHSC to develop a package of measures to improve the price concession system.
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- 8TH MARCH 2024
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Changes to Category A price setting process
New arrangements for the setting of Drug Tariff Category A reimbursement prices will be introduced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from April 2024. The changes form part of a series of drug reimbursement reforms proposed by DHSC following a public consultation in 2019. DHSC’s decision, determined by Ministers, is primarily focussed
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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Oestrogel Pump-Pack 750 micrograms/actuation Gel (estradiol) (Besins Healthcare (UK) Ltd)

HRT prescribing for PPCs – GP IT update

Medicine Supply Notification: Supply issues with multiple GLP-1 RA products

March 2024 Price Concessions 1st Update

Further extension to Pharmacy First submission deadline

Medicine Supply Notification: Jext® 300micrograms/0.3ml (adrenaline 1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pen

Medicine Supply Notification: Prochlorperazine (Stemetil®) 12.5mg/ml solution for injection ampoules

Annual flu letter for 2024/25 published

Top-up system for concession prices to be introduced from April 2024

Changes to Category A price setting process

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