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Changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2023 came into effect today (11th October) which provides new rules requiring pharmacists to dispense all licensed medicines containing valproate in the manufacturer’s original full pack. When dispensing valproate products, the pharmacist must supply the product as a complete pack. This will require them to round up or down [...]

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The Government has updated their guidance on the HRT PPC.  Some of the key changes include:  Clarifying that listed HRT medicines, regardless of the clinical reason for prescribing, must be on a separate prescription to other non-HRT items, on both paper and electronic prescriptions.  Explaining the scope of the HRT PPCs, highlighting that the PPC [...]

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NHS England (NHSE) has today published their guidance on the recent changes to the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013. This can be found on the NHSE website at NHS England » Guidance on the NHS (pharmaceutical and local pharmaceutical services) (amendment) regulations 2023 We produced a briefing that details what the amendments [...]

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This summer the Government announced the Windsor Framework, which sets out the long-term arrangements for the supply of medicines into Northern Ireland. It will ensure that medicines can be approved and licensed on a UK-wide basis by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and provides for the disapplication of European Union (EU) Falsified [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care has opened a consultation on the proposal for the use of patient group directions (PGDs) by pharmacy technicians. This consultation, run jointly with the Department of Health Northern Ireland, is seeking views on enabling pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under PGDs and runs until 11.59pm on [...]

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