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Drug alert number: EL (23)A/09 Date issued: 14 March 2023 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for: Pholcodine-containing products (Various Marketing Authorisation Holders) Following the conclusion of a review of post-marketing safety data by the MHRA, all pholcodine-containing medicines are being recalled and withdrawn from the [...]

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PSNC has today told Ministers that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) must not roll out any new or expanded services or a Pharmacy Quality Scheme in 2023/24 unless extra funding is put into community pharmacies. NHSE communications directing more patients to pharmacies also need to stop, and the DHSC [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that from 1st April 2023, the NHS prescription charge will increase to £9.65 per prescription item (note: some items may incur more than one charge). Amendments to the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations have been laid before Parliament which will introduce changes [...]

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Elections for the non-CCA Multiple Representatives and Regional Representatives will start today. Voting contractors are being sent an email to either the head office contact or premises shared NHSmail address detailing who is standing for election and a unique link to the voting portal. Below is the list of candidates in each of the four [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Clexane 10,000 IU (100mg) / 1ml Syringes (Star Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (23)A/08 Date issued: 9 March 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Clexane 10,000 IU (100mg) / 1ml Syringes (Star Pharmaceuticals Ltd), PLPI 20636/1822 [...]

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