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As a further update to our article about Monday 19th September being declared a Bank Holiday at short notice, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer David Webb has issued a statement about the dispensing of controlled drugs in instalments. This makes provision for pharmacists to make instalment supplies in advance of the Bank Holiday, at their discretion. “Opioid [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Bezalip Mono 400mg Tablets (Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Limited) Drug alert number: EL (22)A/38 Date issued: 12 September 2022 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Bezalip Mono 400mg Tablets (Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Limited) PLPI 20774/0036 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size [...]

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Community pharmacy contractors are advised to dispatch their paper prescriptions for August to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) no later than the 5th of September, to mitigate against planned strike action by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The paper prescription bundle should be sent together with the Account Identifier Document to the relevant pricing [...]

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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 September 2022. ADVANCE NOTICE Pharmacy contractors should note that from October 2022, the discount applied to the monthly total of reimbursement prices will be [...]

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Class 2 Medicines Recall: Dysport 500 Units Powder for Solution for Injection Drug alert number: EL(22)A/36 Date issued: 22 August 2022 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for: Dysport 500 Units Powder for Solution for Injection PL 34926/000 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed [...]

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