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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 11 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 June 2024. This takes the total [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Sodium Chloride 0.9% Intravenous Infusion BP Freeflex and Freeflex PLUS (Fresenius Kabi Limited) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/17 Date issued: 22 May 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Sodium Chloride 0.9% Intravenous Infusion BP Freeflex and Freeflex PLUS [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions (SSP053 and SSP054). SSP053 and SSP054 were due to expire on 21 June but the end date has been further extended to Friday 19 July 2024. In response to a [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Trazodone hydrochloride 50mg/5ml oral solution (Cygnus Pharma Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/16 Date issued: 20 May 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Trazodone hydrochloride 50mg/5ml oral solution (Cygnus Pharma Ltd) Company name: Cygnus Pharma Ltd Product name: [...]

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In light of surveillance data indicating that circulation of influenza in the community has returned to baseline levels, the Department of Health and Social Care has published an alert to inform prescribers working in primary care and pharmacy teams that antiviral medicines should no longer be prescribed.  Community pharmacists should no longer supply antiviral medicines [...]

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