Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Pentoxifylline (Trental®) 400mg modified release tablets. MSN/2022/087 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 25th October 2022 Pentoxifylline (Trental®) 400mg modified release tablets are out of stock until early November 2022. Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules remain available and can support a
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Azelaic acid (Finacea®) 15% gel. MSN/2022/088 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 25th October 2022 Azelaic acid (Finacea®) 15% gel is out of stock until mid-November 2022. Limited stock of azelaic acid (Skinoren®) 20% cream remains available but cannot support
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (24/10/2022) granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £3.32 Amorolfine 5% medicated nail lacquer 5 £7.33 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £2.69 Atenolol 25mg tablets 28 £1.46 Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free 300 £4.65 Benzydamine 0.15%
Read morePSNC has updated its Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) webpage and guidance. The updated webpage explains how the eRD process works and contains useful resources for pharmacy and general practice teams. The webpage also includes resources to support with the promotion of eRD to patients, a list of frequently asked questions and links to external resources
Read moreNational Patient Safety Alert: Class 1 Medicines Recall Notification: Recall of Targocid 200mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or oral solution, Aventis Pharma Limited t/a Sanofi, due to the presence of bacterial endotoxins. National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2022/008/MHRA Date issued: 21st October 2022 Targocid 200mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or oral solution
Read moreDrug alert number: EL(22)A/44 Date issued: 20 October 2022 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for: Ephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg/ml Solution for Injection – hameln pharma ltd PL 01502/0103 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 11081120C 11/ 2023 10 x 1 ml 14/06/2021 04600520C
Read moreCommunity pharmacy contractors have two weeks left to claim an Aspiration payment for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2022/23 as the window for claiming this payment closes at 11.59pm on 4th November 2022. The Aspiration payment is optional; if contractors do not want to claim it, it will not impact on the contractor’s ability to claim
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 2.5mg and 10mg tablets. MSN/2022/074U Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue 20th October 2022 This is an update (changes in bold) to MSN/2022/074 Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 2.5mg tablets are out of stock until mid-November 2022 Intermittent supply of
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (20/10/2022) granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £7.32 Amisulpride 50mg tablets 60 £13.09 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £2.55 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £57.57 Atenolol 50mg tablets 28 £1.70 Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/10/2022) granted the following initial list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £15.25 Amisulpride 200mg tablets 60 £33.92 Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 £10.70 Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops 5 £4.32 Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £5.23 Escitalopram
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