Monthly Archives: March 2023

Following representation from PSNC, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has added the ‘Caution – AMP level prescribing advised’ marker to oral Tacrolimus products on the Dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d). This is in line with the MHRA guidance that oral Tacrolimus products should be prescribed and dispensed by brand name only, to minimise [...]

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Drug alert number: EL(23)A/12 Date issued: 23 March 2023 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for: GONAPEPTYL Depot 3.75mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection (Ferring Pharmaceuticals Limited) Batch number Expiry date Pack size First distributed T16656K Mar 2024 1 19 May 2022 U11271E Jun [...]

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England’s community pharmacies received strong Parliamentary backing yesterday with 15 MPs represented at a PSNC-coordinated roundtable, as part of the wider Save Our Pharmacies campaign. Sector leaders attended the summit, which was chaired by Stephen Hammond MP, to brief MPs on the severe challenges facing the sector. The attendees included: Janet Morrison Chief Executive, PSNC [...]

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6,514 contractors have submitted their valproate audit data; have you submitted your data yet? By 31st March 2023, all community pharmacy contractors must have completed the 2022/23 national clinical audit on valproate over a six-week consecutive period and have submitted their data via the Valproate audit 2022/23 tab on MYS. This is a mandatory contractual [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (22/03/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for March 2023. Drug Pack size Price concession Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets 28 £1.18 Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment 30 £10.29 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £5.54 Clotrimazole 1% cream 20 £2.29 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets 32 [...]

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