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Update 15/11/24 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Creon® 25000 gastro-resistant capsules (SSP061) was due to expire 22 November 2024 but has been further extended to Friday 23 May 2025. Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created [...]

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Update 15/11/24 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Creon® 10000 gastro-resistant capsules (SSP060) was due to expire 22 November 2024 but has been further extended to Friday 23 May 2025. Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2024/007/DHSC Date issued: 24 May 2024 This alert supersedes the Medicine Supply Notification (MSN/2024/054) issued on the 9th May 2024. This alert is for action by: All organisations involved in prescribing and dispensing pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Nortriptyline 10mg/5ml and 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar-free MSN/2024/061 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 23rd May 2024 Nortriptyline 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar-free has been discontinued; all supplies have now been exhausted Nortriptyline 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar-free will be discontinued [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions MSN/2024/060 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 23rd May 2024 Shortages have been reported for clarithromycin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions. Additional stock of clarithromycin 250mg/5ml is expected to be available in wholesalers [...]

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