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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for: Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 200mg and 400mg prolonged release tablets. MSN/2024/004 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 10th January 2024 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 200mg prolonged release (PR) tablets are out of stock until mid-January 2024. Once back in stock, supplies can support [...]

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Pharmacy owners and their teams can now watch an on-demand recording of Community Pharmacy England’s webinar on the re-launch of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service. Held last week, over 400 people tuned in to watch our Hypertension Case-Finding Service webinar. The latest in our series of webinars* aimed at assisting the pharmacy sector in preparing for [...]

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A community pharmacy in Farnborough has participated in a proof of concept evaluation that aimed to test if detection of heart valve disease (HVD) using digital auscultation by a community pharmacist could be an effective entry point to the HVD pathway towards diagnosis and treatment. The service evaluation, which was developed in Farnborough Primary Care [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has joined other pharmacy bodies to endorse a new report that is encouraging Integrated Care Boards to increase proactive detection of heart valve disease (HVD) with the help of community pharmacy. The report highlights a proof of concept evaluation that aimed to test if detection of HVD using digital auscultation by a [...]

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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPhO) for England have issued a letter to pharmacy professionals thanking them for providing vital health services and person-centred care at a time when pharmacies and pharmacy staff are working under significant pressure. GPhC Chief Executive Duncan Rudkin and CPhO David Webb indicate that they recognise the impact on pharmacy [...]

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