Monthly Archives: August 2024

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Cefalexin 500mg tablets. MSN/2024/083 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 6th August 2024 Cefalexin 500mg tablets are out of stock until mid-September 2024. Cefalexin 500mg capsules remain available and can support an uplift in demand. Alternative cefalexin preparations remain [...]

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While there are many eligible groups of people who can access the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service who are not always easy to identify, people who are collecting prescriptions and are aged 85 years or over, are an easy group to identify (due to their age being included on their prescriptions) as eligible for the [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Ramipril 2.5mg tablets. MSN/2024/082 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 6th August 2024 Ramipril 2.5mg tablets are anticipated to be out of stock from mid-August until late-October 2024. Ramipril 2.5mg capsules remain available and can support a full uplift [...]

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The NHS is offering further independent prescribing (IP) courses for community pharmacists, including locums. This training, funded by NHS England, enables pharmacists to support patients from diagnosis to prescribing, and to provide advice and follow-up – while also helping them to feel confident and prepared for the new challenges of their role. Courses are available [...]

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Pharmacy owners that are offering the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service may want to consider approaching their local care homes to see if they would like to access free LFD test kits, ahead of the start of autumn, for those people eligible for the service.  All people aged 85 years and over are eligible for [...]

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