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The much-anticipated Pharmacy First service has launched today (Wednesday 31st January 2024) following weeks of intense preparation across the community pharmacy sector. Pharmacy owners and teams have been working incredibly hard to get ready for this, at an already difficult time. We have been pleased to see the sign-up rate for the service getting so [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Pantoprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablets (Cadila Pharmaceuticals (UK) Limited) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/03 Date issued: 30 January 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Pantoprazole 40 mg gastro-resistant tablets (Cadila Pharmaceuticals (UK) Limited) Company name: Cadila Pharmaceuticals [...]

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As reported previously, in a new feature for the NHS App, patients are able to view their EPS prescribed items. The app will show the items prescribed, the prescription type (repeat or one-off) and who the prescriber is. Piloting NHS England’s Transformation Directorate piloted this new feature in Yorkshire. The results were positive, supporting a [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Methadone 5mg tablets. MSN/2024/011 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 29th January 2024 Methadone 5mg tablets are out of stock until late May 2024. Supplies will remain available in hospitals throughout this period. Methadone 1mg/ml oral solution (with/without sugar) [...]

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