Monthly Archives: June 2023

Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners (our members), the Department has today (30/06/2023) announced the following list of final price concessions for June 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession * Alginate raft-forming oral suspension sugar free 500 £3.80 Amiloride [...]

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A plan to increase and develop the NHS workforce, including community pharmacists and their teams, has been published by the Government and NHS today. The long awaited NHS Long Term Workforce Plan maps out a strategy to recruit and retain hundreds of thousands more staff spanning 15 years. Its projections suggest that, by 2036/37, the [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Paracetamol suppositories. MSN/2023/062 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 29th June 2023 Paracetamol 60mg suppositories are out of stock until w/c 1st April 2024 Paracetamol 125mg suppositories are out of stock until October 2023. Paracetamol 240mg suppositories are out [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes. MSN/2023/063 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 29th June 2023 Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes will be out of stock from mid-July until mid-August 2023 Certain strengths of midazolam oromucosal solution pre-filled syringes remain [...]

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Community Pharmacy England will host a Parliamentary drop-in event in July to brief MPs and Peers about the ongoing medicines supply chain issues that are negatively affecting pharmacies and their patients across the country. Since our Pressures Survey earlier this year highlighted the extent of both the operational and financial impacts of medicines supply issues [...]

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