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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (22/03/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for March 2023. Drug Pack size Price concession Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets 28 £1.18 Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment 30 £10.29 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £5.54 Clotrimazole 1% cream 20 £2.29 Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets 32 [...]

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Update 05/05/23 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Paracetamol 240mg suppository (SSP051) was due to expire 5 May 2023 but have been further extended to Friday 12 May 2023. In response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Paracetamol [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Estradot® 100mcg patches are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP049 Estradot® 100mcg patches expires at 23.59pm on Friday 17 March 2023. After this date, any prescriptions for Estradot® 100mcg patches must be [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Venlafaxine XL 150mg, 225mg, 300mg prolonged-release tablets (Macarthys Laboratories t/a Martindale Pharma) Drug alert number: EL (23)A/10 Date issued: 16 March 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Venlafaxine XL 150mg prolonged-release tablets, PL01883/0340 SNOMED Code: 41468211000001100 Batch [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Capsaicin 0.075% (Axsain®) and 0.025% (Zacin®) cream. MSN/2023/028 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 16th March 2023 Following intermittent supplies of capsaicin 0.075% (Axsain®) and 0.025% (Zacin®) cream, these are now out of stock until end of June 2023. [...]

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