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MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: ChloraPrep 1mL Clear Sterile Solution/Applicator (Becton Dickinson UK Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/36 Date issued: 28 July 2025 Becton Dickinson UK Ltd has informed the MHRA that some units exhibit an open seal on the packaging of the applicator. This is linked to the Class 2 Medicines Notification EL(25)A/22. This [...]

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From 1 July 2025, the pack sizes of Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban) 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension have changed to reflect the final reconstituted volumes of the suspension after reconstitution. The pack size licensed for children weighing 4 kg and more is now expressed as a quantity of 103.4ml (previously 100ml bottle size). The pack size licensed [...]

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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 July 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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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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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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