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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Paracetamol 500mg Tablets (Chelonia Healthcare Limited)

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Notification: Paracetamol 500mg Tablets (Chelonia Healthcare Limited) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/25 Date issued: 09 June 2025 Chelonia Healthcare Limited is recalling specific batches of Paracetamol 500mg Tablets (100 pots) as a precautionary measure due to contamination following a small number of complaints of discoloured tablets within the pots. DMRC reference number: [...]

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Guidance on the correct use of the ‘FS’ (0017) exemption category

Community Pharmacy England would like to remind pharmacy owners of the correct use of the exemption reason ‘Was prescribed free-of-charge STI sexual health medication’ coded ‘0017’. This follows information provided by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) indicating that in February 2025, 575 EPS prescription items were submitted with the EPS exemption code ‘0017’ without [...]

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Drug Tariff Watch – June 2025

The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 June 2025. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution [...]

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Retrospective reimbursement price adjustments for March 2025

Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has retrospectively adjusted the reimbursement prices of certain products dispensed in March 2025. Under the current price change mechanism, pharmacy owners would have to wait one (or in some cases two months) before any NHS list prices changes are applied to reimbursement of branded products. The delays in reimbursement prices catching [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Pregabalin 25mg, 50mg, 75mg, 100mg, 150mg, 200mg, 225mg, 300mg Capsules, (Jubilant Pharmaceuticals NV)

MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Brilique 90mg tablets (G Pharma Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/19 Date issued: 29 April 2025 Jubilant Pharmaceuticals BV has informed the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the outer carton (box) of the product batches mentioned in this notification are missing the medicines legal classification for a Prescription [...]

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