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Community Pharmacy England met with 50 MPs and parliamentary staff at the Houses of Parliament yesterday (Tuesday 11th March) to discuss the vital healthcare role that pharmacies play in local communities and how the critical pressures on community pharmacies are putting this at risk. During the busy Westminster event MPs were asked to support the call to protect [...]

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This recall notification has been updated since its initial publication on 11 March 2025 to include the correct information in relation to the safety updates in the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) and the changes that have been made in line with reference product PIL. MHRA Class 4 Medicines Notification: Azithromycin 250 mg Capsules (Jubilant Pharmaceuticals [...]

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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is becoming mandatory for all NHSmail users. The NHSmail team previously announced that users would be prompted to enable MFA from late 2024, and a rollout timeline was introduced to support this transition. This initiative follows earlier announcements (from 2023 onwards) about NHSmail MFA becoming a mandatory requirement. What is MFA? Previously, you [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Salbutamol (Salamol Easi-Breathe®) 100micrograms/dose breath actuated inhaler CFC free MSN/2025/014 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 06/03/2025 Salbutamol (Salamol Easi-Breathe®) 100micrograms/dose breath actuated inhaler CFC free is out of stock until late March 2025. Salbutamol pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) [...]

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The following price concessions granted in February 2025 have rolled over to March 2025: Drug Pack size March 2025 price concession Calamine lotion 200 £1.78 Colestyramine 4g oral powder sachets 50 £15.95 Nitrazepam 5mg tablets 28 £1.70 Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 3 £8.18 Please note any rolled over prices can be adjusted upwards [...]

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