Monthly Archives: February 2023

The following updates were made on 20th March 2023: Paracetamol 240mg suppositories are now also out of stock. A Serious Shortage Protocol for paracetamol 240mg suppositories was issued on 17 March 2023. Paracetamol 250mg suppositories remain available and can support a full uplift in demand.   Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (16/02/2023) granted the following initial list of price concessions for February 2023. Drug Pack Size Price concession Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £20.29 Amisulpride 200mg tablets 60 £33.92 Amisulpride 50mg tablets 60 £13.09 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £4.34 Atenolol 25mg tablets 28 £1.44 Baclofen 5mg/5ml [...]

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In her latest blog, PSNC CEO Janet Morrison explains how we will use the Pharmacy Pressures Survey in our influencing and campaigning work, and asks pharmacy owners and teams across England to respond to it. Results from this nationwide survey will help us to demonstrate the scale of the pressures that the community pharmacy sector [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Meptazinol (Meptid®) 200mg film-coated tablets. MSN/2023/016 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 15th February 2023 Meptazinol (Meptid®) 200mg film-coated tablets are out of stock until late June 2023. Alternative analgesic products including non-opioids remain available. A copy of this [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 2.5mg tablets. MSN/2023/016 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue 15th February 2023 Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 2.5mg tablets are out of stock until mid-March 2023. Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 5mg and 10mg tablets remain available but cannot support an uplift in [...]

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