Monthly Archives: August 2023

NHS England has, published information on its Independent Prescribing Pathfinder programme for community pharmacy, having this week sent a letter to all integrated care boards (ICBs) on this topic. Information on a new Independent Prescribing webpage describes how the programme of pilot sites will operate. The central aim is to support and test different prescribing [...]

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The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE), in collaboration with the Pharmacy Integration Programme at NHS England, has launched the community pharmacy technician: advancing your role learning programme. The programme is designed to help community pharmacy technicians develop the skills and confidence to support effective service delivery in community pharmacy. Pharmacy technicians who currently work [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Disulfiram 200mg tablets. MSN/2023/076 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 16th August 2023 Disulfiram 200mg tablets are out of stock until late August 2023. Unlicensed supplies of Disulfiram 200mg tablets may be sourced, lead times vary. Unlicensed imports The [...]

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Draft regulations on Original Pack Dispensing (OPD) and a requirement for sodium valproate and related products to be supplied in their original outer packaging (OP), subject to one exception, have been published. These are explained in our briefing. Please note: these regulations are in draft and, therefore, the regulations are not currently in force and [...]

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Pharmacy press The potential closure of a pharmacy in Surrey has led locals to launch a petition to save it, and one of the signatories is the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Read more in SurreyLive We were asked to comment. Chief Executive Janet Morrison said: “Pharmacies of all shapes and sizes across the country are facing [...]

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