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Government suggestions to draft pharmacies in to help out during NHS strikes this winter are “categorically impossible” without extra funding, a PSNC Committee Member has warned. The Sunday Telegraph reported that community pharmacy teams could be drafted in to help the NHS to cope when other healthcare workers take industrial action. But while pharmacy has the skills and [...]

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Contractors are reminded that Inclisiran (Leqvio®) is available to order from AAH UK at a nominal charge of £45 per pack, as agreed within the commercial agreement between Novartis and NHS England for supply against NHS prescriptions only.  AAH UK was awarded the tender for supply of Inclisiran (Leqvio®) to primary care in England under a [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: MacroBID 100mg Prolonged-Release Capsules (ADVANZ PHARMA) Drug alert number: EL (22)A/50 Date issued: 05 December 2022 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: MacroBID 100mg Prolonged-Release Capsules, PL 12762/0052 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 21001 05 [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (02/12/2022) granted the following final list of price concessions for November 2022: Drug Pack size Price concession Nitrofurantoin 100mg tablets 28 £14.61 Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets 28 £13.27 The DHSC previously announced (30/11/2022) the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 [...]

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PSNC met last week and considered the critical situation facing many community pharmacy businesses as staffing and other costs continue to rise unchecked. Our ongoing priority is to make strong and urgent representations to Government to seek an emergency funding injection into the sector as well as relief from business rates. We are also discussing [...]

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