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Community Pharmacy England met in Leeds for a full Committee Meeting on 12th and 13th July 2023. Committee Members spent time considering urgent matters such as pharmacy pressures and the ongoing Primary Care Access Plan negotiations, with valuable input from sector polls and LPC leaders. The packed two-day meeting agenda included time to consider both [...]

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CLMR number: CLMR (23)A/05 Date issued: 19 July 2023 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a company-led medicines recall for: Diltiazem HCl 2% Cream [unlicensed medicine] – Quantum Pharmaceutical MDR Number: MDR 023-07/23 Company name: Quantum Pharmaceutical Product name: Diltiazem HCl 2% Cream [unlicensed medicine] Lot number/expiry Product name Batch number [...]

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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 (18/07/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for July 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Atorvastatin 40mg tablets 28 £2.25 Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment 4 £5.18 Clarithromycin [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of GLP-1 receptor agonists National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2023/008/DHSC Date issued: 18th July 2023 Brief description of the problem There are very limited, intermittent supplies of all glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). Supplies are not expected to stabilise to meet full market demand until at least mid-2024.  [...]

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Following on from our Parliamentary drop-in event on medicines supply issues last week, a number of MPs have since questioned the Health Secretary, during a session of Health Questions. It was clear that MPs of all Parties were very engaged with the current pressures facing community pharmacies including medicines supply issues. Mike Amesbury MP for [...]

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