Yearly Archives: 2025

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Clarithromycin 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (Hameln Pharma Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/53 Date issued: 11 December 2025 Hameln Pharma Ltd is recalling certain batches of Clarithromycin 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion. DMRC reference number: DMRC-37790612 Company name: Hameln Pharma ltd Medicine Details [...]

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Pharmacy owners and their teams work hard to support local communities every day, but more than half of pharmacy staff reported that abuse from patients is a serious concern in the 2025 Pharmacy Pressures Survey. If you face any type of abuse from patients, please don’t feel like you have to tolerate it. The following [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the November 2025 concessionary price for Propranolol 40mg tablets: Drug Pack size Price concession Propranolol 40mg tablets 28 £2.28 (previously £1.61) The improved price will apply to prescriptions submitted for payment for [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Amitriptyline hydrochloride 10mg, 25mg, 50mg tablets (Flamingo Pharma UK Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/52 Date issued: 10 December 2025 Flamingo Pharma UK Ltd has informed the MHRA that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) in the products listed in this notification do not contain all the required safety information. DMRC reference [...]

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Following on from the Budget announcement at the end of November, Community Pharmacy England has joined forces with other national primary care bodies to reiterate our call on Government to commit to “clear and decisive action” to support primary care. The joint statement, copied below, has been signed by Community Pharmacy England, the British Dental [...]

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