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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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Draft regulations on Original Pack Dispensing (OPD) and a requirement for sodium valproate and related products to be supplied in their original outer packaging (OP), subject to one exception, have been published. These are explained in our briefing. Please note: these regulations are in draft and, therefore, the regulations are not currently in force and [...]

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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has issued a reminder that the 2008 Responsible Pharmacist (RP) Regulations remain applicable until the first rules made by the GPhC under the 2022 revised provisions for RPs and superintendent pharmacists. This also applies to relevant sections of the Medicines Act 1968. Guidance on the current RP rules can be [...]

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