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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 (31/07/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for July 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Aciclovir 200mg tablets 25 £1.76 Atorvastatin 20mg tablets 28 £3.38 Atorvastatin [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg tablets. MSN/2023/074 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 31st July 2023 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg tablets will be out of stock during August 2023 Tegretol® 200mg tablets and Tegretol® 100mg/5ml liquid remain available and will be able [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Reboxetine (Edronax®) 4mg tablets. MSN/2023/073 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 31st July 2023 Reboxetine (Edronax®) 4mg tablets are out of stock from mid-August until the end of October 2023. Unlicensed imported stock is available (see details below) If [...]

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Following representations by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacies, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the reimbursement prices for Jext and Priadel preparations for July 2023 to reflect an increase in their NHS list price. On 1st July 2023 the list prices for Jext preparations were increased by the manufacturer [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Potent synthetic opioids implicated in heroin overdoses and deaths National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2023/009/OHID Date issued: 26th July 2023 Brief description of the problem In the past 8 weeks there has been an elevated number of overdoses (with some deaths) in people who use drugs, primarily heroin, in many [...]

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