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Molnlycke® Healthcare has confirmed that they have ceased manufacturing of all Mepilex® Border and Mepilex® Border Lite dressings (other products in the Mepilex® range are unaffected ). Mepilex® Border dressings will be deleted from Part IXA of the January 2024 Drug Tariff and Mepilex® Border Lite dressings will be deleted from Part IXA of the [...]

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Following the recommendations made by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review and the outcome of a recent public consultation on Original pack dispensing and supply of medicines containing sodium valproate, changes to Human Medicines Regulations 2023 come into effect on the 11th October that mandate full pack dispensing of all licensed medicines containing valproate (see exemption [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Max Healthcare Paracetamol 500 mg Capsules (Max Remedies Ltd) Drug alert number:EL (23)A/37 Date issued: 27 September 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Max Healthcare Paracetamol 500 mg Capsules (Max Remedies Ltd) Company name: Max Remedies Ltd [...]

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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 October 2023. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has become aware of a discrepancy in the pack size listings for Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban) 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension. This suspension is currently marketed in 100ml and 250ml pack sizes by Bayer Plc. However, these volumes represent the actual bottle sizes and not the final reconstituted volumes of the product. This may create confusion [...]

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