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NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has announced that, from 1 February 2026 all end‑of‑month paper prescription bundles/batch submissions must be sent to their office at Greenfinch Way – see address below: Unit 5, Greenfinch Way Newburn Riverside Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 8NX Pharmacy teams should despatch their January 2026 prescription bundles (to be submitted by 5th [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP086) for Latanoprost 50 micrograms/ml / Timolol 5 mg/ml (Fixapost®) eye drops 0.2 ml unit dose preservative‑free will expire at 23:59pm Friday 23rd January 2026  SSP086 was originally set to expire on 6th February 2026 but its expiry date has been brought forward because [...]

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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Fingolimod Glenmark 0.5 mg Hard Capsules (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(26)A/02 Date issued: 21 January 2026 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited is recalling one batch after stability testing showed out-of-specification results. The batch is being recalled as a precautionary measure following test results that showed a delay in capsule [...]

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Date issued: 5 January 2026 FSA Ref: FSA-PRIN-02-2026 Nestlé has issued a precautionary recall for several SMA infant and follow‑on formula products, due to potential contamination with cereulide toxin—a heat‑stable toxin produced by Bacillus cereus. Affected Products Pharmacy teams should review their stock for the following products and batch codes: SMA Advanced First Infant Milk [...]

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Pharmacy owners should note that the next advance payment will be received on the 12th January 2026 (for activity completed in December 2025 and declared using the FP34C form on the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal  by the 6th January). The table below shows the advance payment dates for 2026. Dispensing Month Dec 25 Jan [...]

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