Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) MSN/2024/054 Tier 2 medium impact Date of issue: 9th May 2024 Creon® 10,000 and 25,000 gastro-resistant capsules are in limited supply until 2026. Nutrizym® 22 capsules are out of stock until mid-August 2024 Pancrex V® capsules
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England has today released a national report confirming the severe impact of the worsening medicines supply situation on patients and community pharmacies across England. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2024: Medicines Supply Report sets out what pharmacy owners and their teams have told us about just how critical the situation has become. The report, which
Read moreA new collaborative approach has been launched to address challenges surrounding the recycling of medicine packaging. The Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging Accelerator (CiPPPA) initiative has been launched to connect stakeholders across the pharmaceutical supply chain to work together to develop and implement strategies for recycling primary pharmaceutical packaging. Community Pharmacy England and, for example,
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Sulfadiazine silver (Flamazine®) 1% cream MSN/2024/052 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 8th May 2024 Flamazine® 1% cream 20g, 50g and 500g packs are out of stock until early August 2024 Flamazine® 1% cream 250g packs will be out
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse®) capsules MSN/2024/051 Tier 3 high impact Date of issue: 8th May 2024 All strengths of Elvanse® capsules are now available and an improved level of supply will continue across the majority of Elvanse® and Elvanse Adult® presentations. There will
Read moreEli Lilly and Company (Lilly) in agreement with the Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced an extension to the shelf-life of Mounjaro®▼ (tirzepatide) 2.5mg KwikPen® from 9 months to 14 months for the following batches : Product Batch No. Displayed/Printed Expiry Date New Expiry Date Dear Patient Letter link Mounjaro® 2.5mg KwikPen®
Read moreSince the launch of the service, Community Pharmacy England and NHS England have published a number of resources to support pharmacy owners and their teams to promote the Pharmacy First service. We have incorporated all of these into a Pharmacy First checklist so pharmacy owners can work through the checklist to see if there are
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England will shortly be asking pharmacy owners and their teams to help us measure the increasing number of people relying on pharmacies. Years of financial and operational pressures are continuing to take their toll on the sector, with many community pharmacy businesses being pushed to the brink. Whilst the £645m recovery plan funding
Read moreIn light of surveillance data indicating that circulation of influenza in the community has returned to baseline levels, the Department of Health and Social Care has published an alert to inform prescribers working in primary care and pharmacy teams that antiviral medicines should no longer be prescribed. Community pharmacists should no longer supply antiviral medicines
Read moreFollowing the changes to pack sizes for Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban) 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension, six more products that require reconstitution have had their pack sizes updated in the NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d) and the Drug Tariff from May 2024. This follows the identification by Community Pharmacy England of pack size listing discrepancies
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