Yearly Archives: 2024

MSD UK in agreement with the Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced an extension to the shelf-life of of certain batches of Lagevrio® (molnupiravir) 200 mg hard capsules beyond the labelled expiry date by 6, 12 or 18 months. This extension is based on supportive stability data for Lagevrio® which has been [...]

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NHS England has funded the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) to offer further places on their Accuracy checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) programme for pharmacy technicians. The ACPT programme is a 3-12-month training and development programme available to pharmacy technicians, with employer support. The course is designed to support pharmacy technicians in meeting a range [...]

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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 8 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 August 2024. This takes the total [...]

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Community pharmacies are being forced to stop offering some NHS and public health services as financial and operational pressures on them intensify, polling by Community Pharmacy England has revealed. In our poll of pharmacy owners conducted ahead of the June Committee Meeting, 96% of respondents (weighted) said they had stopped delivering locally commissioned services over [...]

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Community pharmacies across England are being forced to stop providing critical NHS and public health services as financial and operational pressures on them intensify. Just days after GP practices have begun limiting appointments, it has been revealed that patients and service users are losing access to other essential healthcare services in their communities. In a [...]

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