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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Torasemide 10mg tablets MSN/2024/098 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 2nd October 2024 Torasemide 10mg tablets are in limited supply until March 2025. Torasemide 5mg tablets remain available and can support a partial increase in demand. Alternative loop diuretics [...]

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The following price concessions granted in September 2024 have rolled over to October 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Carbimazole 5mg tablets 100 £1.98 Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 £11.75 Propantheline bromide 15mg tablets 112 £103.50 Please note any rolled over prices can be adjusted upwards if we receive reports from pharmacy owners [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (01/10/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for September 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Amantadine 100mg capsules 56 £18.06 Apixaban 2.5mg tablets 60 £14.99 Apixaban [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Risperidone 1mg, 2mg, 3mg tablets (Sandoz Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/43 Date issued: 26 September 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Risperidone 1mg, 2mg, 3mg tablets (Sandoz Ltd) Company name: Sandoz Ltd Product name: Risperidone 1mg [...]

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On 28th August 2024, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its response to the targeted consultation: ‘Medical Devices in Primary Care: Proposals for updating Part IX of the Drug Tariff‘. Part IX of the The Drug Tariff contains the appliances and chemical reagents, which can be prescribed by prescribing practitioners in primary care operating under NHS General Medical [...]

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