As part of the ongoing #SaveOurPharmacies campaign, further copies of the window poster are being distributed to community pharmacies in England. Following distribution of the poster in the March issue of Pharmacy Magazine, additional copies are also going out through other Communication International Group (CIG) titles. The copies will be available in the April issues
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (21/04/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for April 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Bicalutamide 150mg tablets 28 £3.99 Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets 60 £4.99 Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets 28 £1.02 Cinacalcet 30mg tablets 28 £11.95 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £5.50 Clotrimazole 1%
Read moreClass 4 Medicines Defect Information: Co-amoxiclav 125/31.25mg/5ml, 250/62.5mg/5ml powder for oral suspension (Sandoz Limited) Drug alert number: EL (23)A/14 Date issued: 20 April 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Product name: Co-amoxiclav 125/31.25mg/5ml powder for oral suspension, PL 04416/0514 (Sandoz Limited) SNOMED
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/04/2023) granted the following initial list of price concessions for April 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £20.29 Amisulpride 50mg tablets 60 £13.09 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £4.01 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £3.50 Amoxicillin 500mg capsules 15
Read moreThe Summary Care Record (SCRa) portal is scheduled to be replaced by a new system called the National Care Records Service (NCRS) from September 2023. From now until September, both the SCRa portal and the NCRS portal will be accessible. NCRS and SCR portal differences The NCRS enables pharmacy professionals to: view the previous Summary Care
Read moreThe National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has now nominated its representatives to sit on PSNC (soon to be Community Pharmacy England) for the 2023-2027 term. The following people will represent independent pharmacy owners: Representative name Ian Cubbin Olivier Picard This concludes the appointment and election of committee members. Their role is to govern the work of
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estradiol (Estradot®) 75micrograms/24hours transdermal patches. MSN/2023/047 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 13th April 2023 Estradiol (Estradot®) 75micrograms/24hours transdermal patches are out of stock until early May 2023. An alternative brand of estradiol patches, Evorel®, available as 75micrograms/24hours can
Read moreIn response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Estradot® 75micrograms/24hours patches, a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) has been issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Effective today, 13 April 2023, SSP055 provides that for every Estradot® 75micrograms/24hours patch originally prescribed, one Evorel® 75 patch must be supplied. SSP055, authorised by the Secretary
Read moreNHS England (NHSE) has announced that the Pharmacy Contraception Service will launch from 24th April 2023. This start date for the service has not been agreed with PSNC and is in direct contradiction of our warning to Ministers that no new or expanded services can be rolled out in 2023/24 unless extra funding is put
Read morePSNC’s 2023 Pharmacy Pressures Survey has confirmed the worsening situation for community pharmacies as rising costs and significantly increased workload is putting businesses at greater risk of collapse. The survey of over 6,200 pharmacy premises and 2,000 pharmacy team members shows a very worrying picture of the impact of the current pressures on pharmacies and
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