Yearly Archives: 2024

Increases to employers National Insurance contributions and the National Living Wage will cost community pharmacies £200 million a year in unplanned costs, national pharmacy bodies including Community Pharmacy England have warned today. They have told the Government that ‘without mitigation, these additional costs will push many pharmacies more towards insolvency’, leading even more to close [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Liothyronine Sodium 5 & 20 micrograms Tablets (Strides Pharma UK Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/58 Date issued: 28 November 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Liothyronine Sodium 5 & 20 micrograms Tablets (Strides Pharma UK [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (28/11/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for November 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Alverine 60mg capsules 100 £4.18 Ascorbic acid 200mg tablets 28 £55.90 Chloramphenicol [...]

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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 December 2024. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha Multidose) 0.1% eye drops MSN/2024/110 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 27th November 2024 Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha Multidose) 0.1% eye drops are out of stock until mid-March 2025. Diclofenac (Voltarol® Ophtha) 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit [...]

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