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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, with the support of Novo Nordisk Ltd, the Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the special container status of Rybelsus® (semaglutide) tablets. From 1 April 2024, all three strengths of Rybelsus® tablets (3mg, 7mg and 14mg) will be re-classified as special containers to be supplied as [...]

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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 April 2024. Part VIIIA – Basic prices of drugs Contractors should note changes made to: Basic Price of Drugs covered by Part II Clause 8A [...]

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From 1 April 2024, the pack size listings of Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban) 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension will be updated. This follows the identification by Community Pharmacy England of a discrepancy in the pack size listings for Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban) 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension. Currently, the pack sizes listed in the Drug Tariff and the NHS [...]

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Drug alert number: EL (24)A/09 Date issued: 19 March 2024 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 3 medicines recall for: Oestrogel Pump-Pack 750 micrograms/actuation Gel (estradiol) (Besins Healthcare (UK) Ltd) PL 28397/0002 SNOMED Code: 3414911000001105 Batch No Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 74800 31/07/2026 1 06/11/2023 74830 31/08/2026 [...]

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As announced in the NHS Primary Care bulletin (published 14 March 2023), over half of GP surgeries have digital solutions available to automate the issuing of listed HRT items as single-item prescriptions at the point of prescribing (separate prescriptions for each HRT item). This is something  that NHS England and Department of Health and Social Care [...]

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