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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 7 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 February 2025. This takes the total [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free is now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP078 Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free expires at 23.59pm on Friday 31 January 2025. After this date, any prescriptions [...]

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As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video providing guidance on how handling ‘FS’ endorsed prescriptions for free supply of sexual health treatments. In our latest video, Mitesh Bhudia and Gemma Hackett from our Dispensing and Supply Team, discuss the [...]

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Drug alert number: EL (25)A/04 Date issued: 30 January 2025 Bristol Laboratories Limited is recalling the batches specified in the table as a precautionary measure due to possible microbial contamination. Amlodipine Bristol Lab 2.5 mg Tablets, PL 17907/0435 SNOMED Code: 38095611000001108 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed MF23016 July 2025 28 29/9/2023 MF23017 [...]

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