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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today announced plans to update legislation which will enable registered pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under a patient group direction (PGD). This announcement follows a DHSC consultation on the use of PGDs by Pharmacy Technicians last year, which Community Pharmacy England responded to positively. [...]

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We are continuing to liaise with NHS England (which can provide advice to ICBs on market entry issues) and PCSE to try to help reduce the overall timescales for the determination of applications. We have produced a guidance document with 10 key points to support applicants and their referees with their market entry applications. We [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has been consulting on proposals to update the Medicines Act 1968 and Human Medicines Regulations 2012 on the supervision of the dispensing and supply of medicines. Their two proposals concerning community pharmacy, both subject to appropriate pharmacist authorisation, are: Pharmacy technicians dispensing and supplying medicines, or supervising [...]

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This week the MHRA announced that codeine linctus would be reclassified to a prescription-only medicine because of the risk of abuse and addiction that comes with it being available over-the-counter. Please see more information here: Codeine linctus to be reclassified to a prescription-only medicine because of risk of abuse and addiction – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) We [...]

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This week the MHRA has issued new safety and educational materials for patients and healthcare professionals to support the implementation of the new regulatory measures. These materials include: Updated Patient Guide Updated Healthcare Professional Guide Updated Annual Risk Acknowledgement Form New Risk Acknowledgment Form for male patients starting valproate Patient Card Pharmacy Poster Warning Stickers [...]

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