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  • Medicine Supply Notification: Fluticasone 50microgram / Salmeterol 25microgam (Combisal® ) pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI)

    Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Fluticasone 50microgram / Salmeterol 25microgam (Combisal®) pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI). MSN/2022/108 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 21st December 2022 Fluticasone 50microgram / salmeterol 25microgram (Combisal®) pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) is out of stock until early January

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  • Medicine Supply Notification: Pilocarpine hydrochloride 4% eye drops

    Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Pilocarpine hydrochloride 4% eye drops. MSN/2022/107 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 21st December 2022 Pilocarpine 4% eye drops are out of stock until w/c 26th December 2022 Alternative strengths of pilocarpine (1% and 2%) eye drops remain available

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  • December 2022 Price Concessions – 2nd Update

    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (20/12/2022) granted the following list of price concessions for December 2022. PSNC and DHSC are still working to finalise prices for several other drugs including some antibiotics reported to be unavailable at the prices listed in the December 2022 Drug Tariff. As soon as prices

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  • December 2022 Price Concessions 1st Update

    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/12/2022) granted the following initial list of price concessions for December 2022. PSNC and DHSC are still working to finalise prices for several other drugs including some antibiotics reported to be unavailable at the prices listed in the December 2022 Drug Tariff. As soon as

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  • MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Epiduo 0.1% / 2.5% gel (Galderma (U.K.) Limited)

    Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Epiduo 0.1% / 2.5% gel (45 g) (Galderma (U.K.) Limited) Drug alert number: EL (22)A/52 Date issued: 19 December 2022 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Epiduo 0.1% / 2.5% gel (45 g), PL 10590/0057 – SNOMED code

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  • Further five SSPs issued for Pen V (all formulations)

    Further to significant ongoing disruption affecting supply of Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Pen V) in which three SSPs were released on 15/12/2022, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a further five new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs). The new SSPs, introduced with immediate effect, allow community pharmacists to consider different oral antibiotic preparations, to enable

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  • Contraception service spec published

    The specification for the Pharmacy Contraceptive Service is now available for pharmacy contractors to download from the NHSBSA website. The specification includes the training requirements for the service. The service will not start on 11th January 2023, as originally planned, but it is expected to commence in early 2023. The exact start date is yet

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  • RPS publishes Vision for Pharmacy Professional Practice in England

    The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has published a ten-year vision for the future of pharmacy professional practice in England. The vision, which was co-produced by The King’s Fund, explores how pharmacy teams in all care settings can support improved care for patients and help to address the many health challenges facing the country. It calls for

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  • Three SSPs issued for Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Pen V) oral solution

    In response to significant ongoing disruption affecting supply of Phenoxymethylpenicillin oral solution, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued three new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs). The SSPs, introduced with immediate effect, allow community pharmacists to consider different options to enable continued supply of Phenoxymethylpenicillin to mitigate the ongoing supply disruptions affecting this

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  • Antibiotic supply and pricing issues: Steps taken this week

    Following on from our update about antibiotic supply and pricing issues on Friday 9th December, we wanted to share some recent developments. HDA statement The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA), whose member companies distribute over 90% of prescription medicines on behalf of the NHS, has issued a lengthy statement regarding the availability of Strep A treatments.

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