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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 August 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Hydrocortisone 500microgram granules in capsules for opening Alkindi® 0.5 mg granules in capsules [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of Antimicrobial Agents Used in Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2025/004/MVA Date issued: 29 July 2025 Explanation of identified issue: The following antimicrobial medicines used to treat tuberculosis (TB) will be intermittently available until at least the end of 2025: Rifampicin 150mg and 300mg capsules Rifampicin [...]

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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Flutiform 250 micrograms / 10 micrograms per actuation pressurised inhalation, suspension (CD Pharma Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/35 Date issued: 24 July 2025 CD Pharma Ltd have notified the MHRA of an error on the outer carton of the product for the batches listed in this notification. While the total [...]

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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 April 2025 reimbursement prices for the following products, to reflect an increase in their NHS list prices. To avoid pharmacy owners dispensing these products at a loss, DHSC has agreed to grant [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Simvastatin 10mg Tablet (Crescent Pharma Ltd) Date issued: 03 July 2025 Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/33 Crescent Pharma Limited has informed the MHRA of an error with the European Article Number (EAN) barcode on the cartons of a batch of simvastatin 10 mg Tablets distributed by Alliance Healthcare UK. DMRC reference [...]

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