Drug alert number: EL (24)A/44 Date issued: 30 September 2024 Pfizer Limited is recalling all distributed batches of Oxbryta 500 mg Tablets. Pfizer Limited has informed the MHRA that the product is being withdrawn due to emerging data from clinical trials and registry-based studies: Oxbryta (voxelotor) 500mg Tablets (Pfizer Limited) PLGB 00057/1720 DMRC Number: DMRC-32749585
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Cefalexin 500mg tablets are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP072 Cefalexin 500mg tablets expires at 23.59pm on Friday 27 September 2024. After this date, any prescriptions for Cefalexin 500mg tablets must be
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 15 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 October 2024. This takes the total
Read moreThe Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 October 2024. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution
Read moreA new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 18 Issue 2 September 2024) has been published and includes articles on: Valproate use in men: as a precaution, men and their partners should use effective contraception Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in August 2024. To see the latest
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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Risperidone 1mg, 2mg, 3mg tablets (Sandoz Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/43 Date issued: 26 September 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Risperidone 1mg, 2mg, 3mg tablets (Sandoz Ltd) Company name: Sandoz Ltd Product name: Risperidone 1mg
Read moreMore than 48,000 pharmacy opening hours were lost to temporary closures in England in 2023 – equivalent to around 5,800 working days – and more than 400 pharmacies closed permanently, new research from Healthwatch England has found. The Pharmacy closures in England briefing, published today (26th September), calls for greater support for pharmacy teams to
Read moreOn 28th August 2024, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its response to the targeted consultation: ‘Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff‘. Part IX of the The Drug Tariff contains the appliances and chemical reagents, which can be prescribed by prescribing practitioners in primary care operating under NHS General Medical
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England is back in Liverpool to engage new and returning Labour MPs at this year’s Labour Party Conference. This follows on from the Liberal Democrat Conference, which we attended last week and ahead of Conservative Party Conference, which we’ll attend next week. Community Pharmacy England Fringe Event This year, we partnered with the
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England met earlier this month in London, with Members reviewing early engagement with the new Government, alongside the outlook for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations for 2024/25. During a meeting on 11th and 12th September 2024, Committee Members remained focused on the urgent challenges facing pharmacy owners, particularly the barriers to
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