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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Notification: Synalar GEL 30g, Synalar GEL 60g,(fluocinoline acetonide 0.025%) Reig Jofre UK Drug alert number: EL(25)A/16 Date issued: 08 April 2025 It has been identified that the batches of Synalar Gel 30g and 60g listed in this notification contain a residual solvent (benzene) at a level exceeding the ICH limit of [...]

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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 as complete pack sizes from April 2025: Cetraxal® 2mg/ml ear drops 0.25ml unit dose (Aspire Pharma Ltd) Cetraxal® Plus 3mg/ml + 0.25mg/ml ear drops 0.25ml unit dose (Aspire Pharma [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification: Sirdupla 25 microgram/250 microgram per metered dose pressurised inhalation, suspension (Cross Healthcare Limited) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/12 Date issued: 31 March 2025 Cross Healthcare Limited has informed the MHRA that there is a printing defect on the outer labels for the Sirdupla 25 microgram/250 microgram per metered dose pressurised inhalation, [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Megestrol (Megace®) 160mg tablets MSN/2025/016 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 25/03/2025 Megestrol (Megace®) 160mg tablets are out of stock until mid-April 2025. Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 200mg and 400mg tablets remain available and can support an increase in demand. Medroxyprogesterone [...]

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Community pharmacy teams are reminded that, from 6 April 2025, patients who hold a tax credit exemption certificate will no longer receive automatic entitlement to free NHS prescriptions under the ‘Tax Credit exemption certificate’ category. This is because HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will be ending tax credit payments on 5 April 2025. To help [...]

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