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- 30TH JUNE 2025
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Tamoxifen 20mg Film-Coated Tablets (Wockhardt UK Ltd)
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Tamoxifen 20mg Film-Coated Tablets (Wockhardt UK Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/31 Date issued: 30 June 2025 Wockhardt UK Limited is recalling the above batch as a precautionary measure following the identification of a dissolution failure during stability testing. DMRC reference number:DMRC-35980389 Marketing Authorisation Holder:Wockhardt UK Ltd Medicine Details Product name: Tamoxifen 20mg
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 30TH JUNE 2025
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Omeprazole 20 mg/15 ml Oral Solution (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd)
MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Omeprazole 20 mg/15 ml Oral Solution (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/30 Date issued: 30 June 2025 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd is recalling a specific batch of Omeprazole Oral Solution as a precautionary measure due to an investigation following a customer complaint indicating precipitation and discoloration of the product
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 30TH JUNE 2025
Medicine Supply Notification: Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for the following product: Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free MSN/2025/040 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 30/06/2025 Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets are out of stock until late July 2025, when a limited resupply is expected; full resupply is
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 30TH JUNE 2025
Medicines supply issues ‘distressing new normal’, Pressures Survey confirms
Community Pharmacy England has today released a national report demonstrating the impact of a ‘distressing new normal’ of medicines shortages on patients and community pharmacies across England. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2025: Medicines Supply Report shows how pharmacies and patients are paying the price in a system that seems stuck at breaking point. The report, which
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 27TH JUNE 2025
CPCF changes and future planning the focus of June Committee Meeting
Community Pharmacy England met in Liverpool, with Members considering the current political context and pressures exerting on the sector, as well as implementation of the agreed changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). During the meeting on 25th and 26th June 2025, updates were provided on critical economic projects and ongoing work around medicines
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News

- 27TH JUNE 2025
Advance notice: Updated Pharmacy First clinical pathways and PGDs
In the autumn of last year, NHS England started a clinical review of the Pharmacy First clinical pathways and patient group directions (PGD), informed by feedback received from pharmacy teams and other stakeholders, including Community Pharmacy England. Three community pharmacists nominated by Community Pharmacy England participated in the working group which advised NHS England on
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 27TH JUNE 2025
Updated PCS service spec and PGDs published ahead of changes later in the year
In the recent CPCF funding settlement, it was agreed that changes would be made to the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) to include drospirenone within the list of contraceptives which can be supplied and to add oral emergency contraception (EC) to the service. These changes to the service necessitate updates to the service specification, the existing
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 27TH JUNE 2025
Funding & Reimbursement Shorts: Introduction to Pricing Audit Team
As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video introducing the Pricing Audit Team (PAT). The Pricing Audit Team undertake monthly audit checks to verify the accuracy of NHS pricing across prescriptions and the Margin Survey. For prescription pricing, pharmacy accounts are audited
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 27TH JUNE 2025
3 products re-classified as special containers from July 2025
Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 July 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Betaxolol 0.25% eye drops 0.25ml unit dose preservative free Betoptic® 0.25% eye drops
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News
- 27TH JUNE 2025
West Midlands and North Western Pharmacy Owners: Book on your local Future of Pharmacy workshop
With the conclusion of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan imminent, this is a critical time for community pharmacy and it is important that we focus on the future, including looking at negotiating priorities to further leverage community pharmacy’s position. Pharmacy owners across the West Midlands and North West are invited to ‘Future of Pharmacy’ workshop
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- Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group
- Community Pharmacy England News

MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Tamoxifen 20mg Film-Coated Tablets (Wockhardt UK Ltd)

MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Omeprazole 20 mg/15 ml Oral Solution (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd)

Medicine Supply Notification: Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free

Medicines supply issues ‘distressing new normal’, Pressures Survey confirms

CPCF changes and future planning the focus of June Committee Meeting

Advance notice: Updated Pharmacy First clinical pathways and PGDs

Updated PCS service spec and PGDs published ahead of changes later in the year

Funding & Reimbursement Shorts: Introduction to Pricing Audit Team

3 products re-classified as special containers from July 2025

West Midlands and North Western Pharmacy Owners: Book on your local Future of Pharmacy workshop

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