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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Xylocaine® (lidocaine) 10mg spray MSN/2025/003 Tier 2 medium impact Date of issue: 14th January 2025 Xylocaine® (lidocaine) 10mg spray is out of stock until mid-February 2025. Lidocaine 5% / Phenylephrine 0.5% spray remains available and can support an increase in demand. [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Irbesartan 150 mg and 300 mg film-coated tablets (Jubilant Pharmaceuticals NV) Drug alert number: EL(25)A/02 Date issued: 13 January 2025 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Irbesartan 150 mg and 300 mg film-coated tablets (Jubilant Pharmaceuticals NV) [...]

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This is the seventh of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. Under the urgent supply of repeat medicines strand of Pharmacy First, I can supply a [...]

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Pharmacy owners who submit their FP34C declaration through the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal by the 5th of the month (or by the 6th if one or more bank holiday occurs during the first five days of the month) will  receive 100% of their advance payments four working days after the submission deadline. The table below [...]

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“Pharmacy businesses need a clear pathway to a better future which they can both have confidence in and plan for,” says Community Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison in a new blog. Community pharmacy owners are “exasperated and desperate” and the sector needs answers on a range of key issues. In her latest blog, Janet [...]

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