Community Pharmacy England has coordinated a joint call from bodies whose members work across the breadth of the NHS flu vaccination programme to press for improved planning ahead of the 2024/25 winter vaccination season. Pharmacy owners must be able to plan properly for flu vaccination season and they must not be subjected last minute unnecessary
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets. MSN/2023/100 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 24th October 2023 Generic lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets are out of stock until mid-February 2024. Branded lamotrigine (Lamictal®) 2mg and 5mg dispersible tablets remain available but cannot fully
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Bisacodyl (Dulcolax®) 5mg suppositories. MSN/2023/099 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 23rd October 2023 Bisacodyl (Dulcolax®) 5mg suppositories are out of stock until w/c 18th December 2023. Glycerol 2g (children’s size) suppositories remain available but are unable to support
Read moreClass 4 Medicines Defect Information: Zinacef powder for solution for injection or infusion vials (all strengths, including stock in GSK livery) (Sandoz Limited) Drug alert number:EL (23)A/38 Date issued: 23 October 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Zinacef powder for solution for
Read morePharmacy press This month marks Black History Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of people with African and Caribbean backgrounds to British society and learn more about Black history and culture as a whole. We at Community Pharmacy England, along with many of our colleagues across the sector and beyond, are observing this throughout
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England CEO Janet Morrison gave an update at this week’s Pharmacy Show while other members of the team engaged with visitors to our exhibition stand. Thank you to all community pharmacy owners and others who took this opportunity to engage with us, sharing views and asking questions. In a Q&A session on the
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (19/10/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for October 2023: Drug Pack Size Price Concession Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £3.60 Atorvastatin 80mg tablets 28 £5.22 Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England has released a set of resources on the price concessions system to further explain how this works and highlight some of our work in this area. The many challenges surrounding medicines supply and pricing have intensified, putting considerable pressure on community pharmacy owners and their teams. The disruption often causes problems in
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (16/10/2023) announced the following initial list of price concessions for October 2023: Drug Pack Size Price concession Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £18.00 Atorvastatin 10mg tablets 28 £1.30 Atorvastatin
Read moreToday at The Pharmacy Show, a new Advanced service to supply eligible patients with COVID-19 Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits has been announced. The service, which is funded outside of the CPCF global sum, will allow eligible patients who have risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 to obtain LFD test kits from participating
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