Monthly Archives: October 2022

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Azelaic acid (Finacea®) 15% gel. MSN/2022/088 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 25th October 2022 Azelaic acid (Finacea®) 15% gel is out of stock until mid-November 2022. Limited stock of azelaic acid (Skinoren®) 20% cream remains available but cannot support [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (24/10/2022) granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £3.32 Amorolfine 5% medicated nail lacquer 5 £7.33 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £2.69 Atenolol 25mg tablets 28 £1.46 Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free 300 £4.65 Benzydamine 0.15% [...]

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PSNC has updated its Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) webpage and guidance. The updated webpage explains how the eRD process works and contains useful resources for pharmacy and general practice teams. The webpage also includes resources to support with the promotion of eRD to patients, a list of frequently asked questions and links to external resources [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Class 1 Medicines Recall Notification: Recall of Targocid 200mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or oral solution, Aventis Pharma Limited t/a Sanofi, due to the presence of bacterial endotoxins. National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2022/008/MHRA Date issued: 21st October 2022 Targocid 200mg powder for solution for injection/infusion or oral solution [...]

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Drug alert number: EL(22)A/44 Date issued: 20 October 2022 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for: Ephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg/ml Solution for Injection – hameln pharma ltd PL 01502/0103 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 11081120C 11/ 2023 10 x 1 ml 14/06/2021 04600520C [...]

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