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Community Pharmacy England has released a summary of the September 2024 meeting of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG).  The group will discuss several key topics, including: Pharmacy IT development Independent prescribing IT User research into NHS 111 referral data flow to pharmacies Booking and Referral Standards (BaRS) Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) item readiness [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Isosorbide mononitrate 60mg modified-release tablets and capsules. MSN/2024/092 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 17th September 2024 Trandolapril 2mg and 4mg capsules are out of stock with an anticipated re-supply date of late December 2024. Other angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (17/09/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for September 2024: Drug  Pack size Price concession Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free 300 £4.51 Clomipramine 50mg capsules 28 £7.99 Clotrimazole [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Quetiapine tablets is now available to meet normal demand. As a result the following  Serious Shortage Protocols, will expire at 23.59pm on Friday 13 September 2024. After this date, any prescriptions for Quetiapine tablets must be dispensed in accordance with the prescription, [...]

The post Expiry of nine Quetiapine SSPs (SSP062-SSP070) appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England met with 45 MPs and parliamentary staff at the Houses of Parliament earlier this week (Tuesday 10th September 2024) to discuss the critical pressures on community pharmacies and their important role in local healthcare. During the busy event, MPs were shown how residents in their constituencies benefit from pharmacy services including Pharmacy [...]

The post MPs back pharmacies at Parliamentary drop-in event appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.