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The deadline to register interest in participating in an important fiscal review of the community pharmacy sector has been extended to Monday 18th November. With pharmacies across the country struggling to cope under intolerable financial pressures, NHS England’s independent economic review offers an opportunity to demonstrate how much it actually costs to run a pharmacy [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Omeprazole 40mg Powder for solution for infusion (Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/54 Date issued: 12 November 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Omeprazole 40mg Powder for solution for infusion. Company name: Viatris [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Sodium fusidate (Fucidin®) 250mg tablets and fusidic acid (Fucidin®) 250mg/5ml oral suspension MSN/2024/107 Tier 2 medium impact Date of issue: 7th October 2024 Sodium fusidate (Fucidin®) 250mg tablets will be discontinued from mid-January 2025. Fusidic acid (Fucidin®) 250mg/5ml oral suspension will [...]

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LPCs and Community Pharmacy England met with a range of advocates and patient groups last week to reflect on the outlook for the sector a year on from the publication of the Vision for Community Pharmacy. The Annual Conference of LPCs and Community Pharmacy England held last Thursday focussed on crucial considerations for the coming year, [...]

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NHS England will be relaunching their Pharmacy First public-facing campaign on Monday 11th October 2024. Minor revisions have been made to the original campaign materials used earlier this year, including additional information on the age criteria for the clinical pathways. Ahead of the official launch, the campaign materials are available on the Department of Health [...]

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