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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 (23/02/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for February 2024. Please note: We are still in discussion with DHSC on a number other medicines affected by pricing [...]

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NHS England has written to pharmacy teams to provide further details on the Spring 2024 COVID-19 vaccination campaign including information on timings of the campaign. The letter says that visits to vaccinate patients in older adult care homes and eligible housebound patients should begin on 15th April 2024. For all other eligible cohorts, vaccinations should [...]

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Eli Lilly and Company Ltd has recently launched Mounjaro® (tirzepatide), a new diabetes drug which is also indicated for the treatment of weight loss. Mounjaro® comes in a KwikPen® or auto-injector pre-filled injection pen containing 2.5mg, 5mg, 7.5mg, 10mg, 12.5mg and 15mg of tirzepatide. Currently, only the 2.5mg and 5mg strengths of the KwikPen® are [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Epilim® (sodium valproate) syrup 200mg/5ml MSN/2024/023 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 21st February 2024 Epilim® 200mg/5ml syrup is out of stock from mid-March until w/c 22nd April 2024. Epilim® (sodium valproate) 200mg/5ml liquid (sugar-free) remains available and can [...]

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