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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 (our members), the Department has today (30/06/2023) announced the following list of final price concessions for June 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession * Alginate raft-forming oral suspension sugar free 500 £3.80 Amiloride [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Paracetamol suppositories. MSN/2023/062 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 29th June 2023 Paracetamol 60mg suppositories are out of stock until w/c 1st April 2024 Paracetamol 125mg suppositories are out of stock until October 2023. Paracetamol 240mg suppositories are out [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes. MSN/2023/063 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 29th June 2023 Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes will be out of stock from mid-July until mid-August 2023 Certain strengths of midazolam oromucosal solution pre-filled syringes remain [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for GLP-1 receptor agonists* used in the management of type 2 diabetes. *Annex 4 lists individual medicines affected MSN/2023/061 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue 27th June 2023 There are very limited, intermittent supplies of all glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists [...]

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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 (our members), the Department has today (16/06/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for June 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £18.15 Atorvastatin 10mg tablets 28 £1.09 Atorvastatin [...]

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