Monthly Archives: May 2024

This is the second of a series of articles to help pharmacy owners and their teams to maximise the potential of the Hypertension Case-finding Service. The re-launch of the service, including the ability to use the wider pharmacy team to provide parts of the service, allows pharmacy owners to review how they provide the service [...]

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Pharmacy Press, GB News New analysis of NHS data by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), has found the number of pharmacy closures to be nearly 50 percent higher in 2024. According to the analysis from the NPA, 177 pharmacies closed between January and April 2024, compared to 116 in the same period in 2023,  making [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid MSN/2024/056 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 16th May 2024 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid is out of stock. Resupply date is to be confirmed. Generic carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free remains available but is [...]

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The MHRA has re-issued this notification as Class 3 recall based on further assessment. Please note the new actions for healthcare professionals listed within the notification. Doncaster Pharma Limited have identified an error relating to the Braille printed on the cartons on various parallel imported packs which have been repackaged by BModesto B.V. Class 3 [...]

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Underfunding, dispensing at a loss, and challenges in Pharmacy First implementation are amongst the key concerns and priorities for pharmacy owners in the coming months. Community Pharmacy England’s digital briefing event held last week focussed on critical pressures and the future, providing an opportunity for pharmacy owners to learn more about our work in key [...]

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