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From today (1st October), the flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes rollout to all eligible people. This includes people aged 65 and over, adults with certain long-term health conditions, care home residents, carers, close contacts of people who are immunocompromised and people experiencing homelessness. Community pharmacies are now also able to provide flu vaccinations to all [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Levemir® (insulin detemir) FlexPen® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml prefilled pens and; Levemir® (insulin detemir) Penfill® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml cartridges National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2026/006/DHSC Date issued: 1 October 2026 Explanation of identified safety issue This alert is to supplement previous communications issued: Medicine Supply Notification (MSN/2025/036) [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Levetiracetam Neuraxpharm granules for oral solution in sachet (Neuraxpharm UK Limited) Drug alert number: EL(26)A/40 Date issued: 23 September 2026 Neuraxpharm UK Limited have informed the MHRA that a review of the approved Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) has identified discrepancies between the current Neuraxpharm product safety information and the corresponding [...]

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The Telegraph Dr. James Davies, Director of Research and Insights at Community Pharmacy England, was interviewed by The Telegraph about the UK’s medicines supply chain, including the country’s reliance on overseas manufacturing and the impact of global disruption on medicines availability. Our Director of Research and Insights, Dr. James Davies said: “We rely now more [...]

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27 new products have been added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 October 2026. Community Pharmacy England, on behalf of pharmacy owners, applied to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for these products to be added to the DND [...]

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