Monthly Archives: April 2023

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions. MSN/2023/044 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 6th April 2023 Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension is out of stock until w/c 10th April 2023 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension is in limited supply until w/c [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estriol (Imvaggis®) 0.03mg pessary. MSN/2023/041 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 6th April 2023 Estriol (Imvaggis®) 0.03mg pessary is out of stock until mid-late May 2023 Alternative estriol vaginal products remain available, as does estradiol 10mcg vaginal tablets, and [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Oxycodone Hydrochloride 5mg/5ml Oral Solution. MSN/2023/042 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 6th April 2023 Wockhardt is out of stock oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution until end of June 2023. Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution from other manufacturers remains available but [...]

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NHS England (NHSE) has published a report on the anticoagulant audit* from the 2021/22 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS). 9,303 community pharmacies participated in the anticoagulant audit and data was submitted for 131,526 patients. Pharmacy teams provided advice and made significant clinical intervention, preventing potential harm, for patients at increased risk of harm 33,173 times throughout [...]

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The recruitment of pharmacists in Primary Care Networks (PCNs) has exacerbated a general shortage of pharmacists, says an independent review of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) published today. The review, Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, set out to consider the oversight and governance of ICS in England and the NHS targets and priorities for which Integrated Care [...]

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