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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 (19/09/2023) announced the following initial list of price concessions for September 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets 168 £23.67 Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £3.81 [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estradiol valerate/medroxyprogesterone acetate (Indivina®) 1mg/5mg tablets. MSN/2023/084 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 14th September 2023 Estradiol valerate/medroxyprogesterone acetate (Indivina®) 1mg/5mg tablets are out of stock until w/c 11th December 2023. Alternative continuous combined hormone replacement therapies (HRT) containing [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Midazolam (Epistatus®) 2.5mg/0.25ml and 10mg/1ml oromucosal solution pre-filled oral syringes. MSN/2023/086 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 14th September 2023 Midazolam (Epistatus®) 2.5mg/0.25ml and 10mg/1ml oromucosal solution pre-filled oral syringes are out of stock until late November 2023. Midazolam [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estradiol (FemSeven®) 75micrograms/24hours and 100micrograms/24hours transdermal patches. MSN/2023/085 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 14th September 2023 Estradiol (FemSeven®) 75micrograms/24hours and 100micrograms/24hours transdermal are out of stock until w/c 2nd October 2023. Alternative brands of estradiol patches, Evorel® and [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Permethrin 5% w/w cream. MSN/2023/083 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 8th September 2023 Permethrin 5% w/w cream is in limited supply until further notice due to an increase in demand. Unlicensed supplies of permethrin 5% cream may be [...]

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