Monthly Archives: September 2024

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MHRA Drug Safety Update: September 2024

A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 18 Issue 2 September 2024) has been published and includes articles on: Valproate use in men: as a precaution, men and their partners should use effective contraception Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in August 2024. To see the latest [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Risperidone 1mg, 2mg, 3mg tablets (Sandoz Ltd)

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Risperidone 1mg, 2mg, 3mg tablets (Sandoz Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/43 Date issued: 26 September 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Risperidone 1mg, 2mg, 3mg tablets (Sandoz Ltd) Company name: Sandoz Ltd Product name: Risperidone 1mg [...]

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Around 5,800 pharmacy working days lost to temporary closures, says Healthwatch England

More than 48,000 pharmacy opening hours were lost to temporary closures in England in 2023 – equivalent to around 5,800 working days – and more than 400 pharmacies closed permanently, new research from Healthwatch England has found. The Pharmacy closures in England briefing, published today (26th September), calls for greater support for pharmacy teams to [...]

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Celebrating World Pharmacists Day 2024

Pharmacy press  As today marks World Pharmacists Day, an annual awareness day led by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) – we, at Community Pharmacy England, are celebrating the crucial role pharmacists play in improving access to healthcare, ensuring the responsible use of medicines and so much more. This year’s theme, ‘Pharmacists: Meeting Global Health Needs,’ highlights [...]

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DHSC publishes consultation response on changes to Part IX of the Drug Tariff

On 28th August 2024, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its response to the targeted consultation: ‘Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff‘. Part IX of the The Drug Tariff contains the appliances and chemical reagents, which can be prescribed by prescribing practitioners in primary care operating under NHS General Medical [...]

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