Yearly Archives: 2024

Community Pharmacy England has made a submission to the Government’s development of a 10-year Health Plan for the NHS, highlighting the benefits of increased commissioning of pharmacy services in tandem with addressing the sector’s current funding gap. In October, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care launched a national conversation on the NHS, seeking [...]

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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 (03/12/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for November 2024: Please note these prices only apply to prescriptions submitted as dispensed in November 2024. Community Pharmacy [...]

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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml Oral Solution Sugar Free (Kent Pharma UK) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/60 Date issued: 3 December 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 3 medicines recall notice for: Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml Oral Solution Sugar Free (Kent Pharma UK) DMRC reference number: DMRC-31179592 Company name: [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Coal tar extract (Neutrogena® T/Gel® Therapeutic) 2% shampoo MSN/2024/111 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 3rd December 2024 Coal tar extract (Neutrogena® T/Gel® Therapeutic) 2% shampoo (all pack sizes) is being discontinued from February 2025 Alternative coal tar extract [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has released a set of resources to explain the introduction of Original Pack Dispensing (OPD), including how and when it will apply. From 1st January 2025, amendments made to the pharmacy regulations state that the supervising pharmacist must consider dispensing up to 10% more or less than the prescribed quantity, as appropriate, [...]

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