Monthly Archives: May 2023

A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 16 Issue 10 May 2023) has been published and includes articles on: Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs): paediatric formulations; reminder of dose adjustments in patients with renal impairment Glucose solutions: recommendations to minimise the risks associated with the accidental use of glucose solutions [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England have jointly published the national flu vaccination programme letter today (25th May 2023) for the 2023/24 season. Eligible cohorts The letter confirms the eligible cohorts for the 2023/24 season and the vaccines which will be reimbursable under the Community Pharmacy [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tresiba (insulin degludec) FlexTouch 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens. MSN/2023/053 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 24th May 2023 Tresiba® FlexTouch® (Insulin degludec) 100units/ml pens will be out of stock from August 2023 until January 2024. Tresiba [...]

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 The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is conducting a consultation on the update of the professional standards for error reporting and are looking for views to ensure the standards are current, clear, relevant, and fit for purpose: The ‘Professional standards for the reporting, learning, sharing, taking action and review of incidents’ are being reviewed in collaboration [...]

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The new, imposed NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (PLPS) Regulations 2013 come into force tomorrow, 25 May 2023, and introduce:  a ‘notification’ procedure for 100-hour pharmacies to reduce their total weekly core opening hours to no less than 72 hours, subject to various requirements;   a notification procedure for introducing or changing rest breaks, by [...]

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