Monthly Archives: October 2023

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Bumetanide 1mg and 5mg tablets. MSN/2023/094 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue 12th October 2023 Bumetanide 5mg tablets are out of stock until early March 2024. Bumetanide 1mg tablets remain available until the end of October and will be [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Pancrease® HL gastro-resistant capsules. MSN/2023/095 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 12th October 2023 Pancrease® HL gastro-resistant capsules are being discontinued with stock expected to be exhausted by mid-November 2023. Alternative high strength pancreatin preparations remain available and will [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Azithromycin (Azyter®) 15mg/g eye drops (0.25g unit dose, preservative free). MSN/2023/096 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 12th October 2023 Azithromycin (Azyter®) 15mg/g eye drops are out of stock from mid-October to mid-November 2023. Alternative topical and oral antibiotics [...]

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We have issued the following statement about the Labour Party Conference, and in response to positive comments about pharmacy made by Wes Streeting, the Shadow Health Secretary, at the event. Our Chief Executive, Janet Morrison, said: “We were pleased to hear Shadow Ministers making positive noises about community pharmacy at the Labour Party Conference this week. [...]

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Changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2023 came into effect today (11th October) which provides new rules requiring pharmacists to dispense all licensed medicines containing valproate in the manufacturer’s original full pack. When dispensing valproate products, the pharmacist must supply the product as a complete pack. This will require them to round up or down [...]

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