Monthly Archives: February 2023

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (22/02/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for February 2023. Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 28 £15.99 Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 £17.99 Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel 30 £11.25 Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% gel 60 £35.42 Calcipotriol [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Lemsip Max Cold and Flu Capsules (Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited) Drug alert number: EL (23)A/04 Date issued: 22 February 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for:  Lemsip Max Cold and Flu Capsules, PL 00063/0104 Batch number Expiry [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (21st February 2023) announced that women in England will be able to access cheaper Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for menopause through a new Hormone Replacement Therapy prescription prepayment certificate (HRT PPC). From 1st April 2023, women who usually pay for their HRT prescriptions will be able to purchase an [...]

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The deadline for formal nominations ahead of the elections for the non-CCA Multiple representatives on PSNC, soon to be renamed Community Pharmacy England, is 12 noon on Thursday 24th February 2023. For information on the role of a PSNC member, eligibility for the role and an outline of the election process, please see the following briefing. Those wishing to stand for election can access [...]

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39 MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum have signed letters to the Health Secretary, Steve Barclay MP, raising their growing concern about the pressures facing England’s community pharmacies and the risks this poses to patient care and safety. Steve Barclay MP received correspondence from 23 Opposition MPs, with six Peers also signing a [...]

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