Monthly Archives: January 2025

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Rabeprazole sodium 10mg and 20mg gastro-resistant tablets (Bristol Laboratories Limited) Drug alert number: EL (25)A/01 Date issued: 09 January 2025 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Rabeprazole sodium 10mg and 20mg gastro-resistant tablets (Bristol Laboratories Limited) DMRC [...]

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Date issued: 8 January 2025 TriOn Pharma is recalling two food supplement products. Aactive D3 Drops and Aactive D3 Solution because they contain higher levels of vitamin D3 than written on the label. Aactive D3 2,000iu/ml Oral Drops Batch No Expiry Date Pack Size LS23317 November 2025 20ml Aactive D3 2,000iu/ml Oral Solution Batch No [...]

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy has announced the launch of an inquiry into the impact of medicines shortages in England, the contributing factors and potential solutions. As part of this inquiry, the APPG has issued a call for written evidence from key stakeholders across the healthcare sector. This inquiry comes in response to [...]

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Following on from much Parliamentary activity before Christmas, such as the debate on pharmacy funding in the South West and the Health secretary’s appearance before the Health Committee, MPs are continuing to highlight the serious challenges pharmacies face and to call for support for the sector. Debate on NHS backlogs On Monday, in a debate [...]

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This is the sixth of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. I can rely on my Pharmacy First IT system to highlight if the patient is [...]

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