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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) – supported by Community Pharmacy England, charities and patient groups – is calling on the Government to better manage medicine shortages and allow community pharmacists to supply appropriate alternatives when medicines are in short supply. A new report compiled by the RPS, Medicines Shortages: solutions for empty shelves, describes the [...]

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Update (03/02/2025): Updates to communication (MSN/2024/109) issued 26 November 2024 in bold Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Camellia sinensis extract (Catephen®) 10% ointment Fluorouracil (Efudix®) 5% cream Imiquimod (Aldara® 5% and Zyclara® 3.75%) cream 250mg sachets MSN/2024/109U Tier 2 medium impact Date of issue: 26th November [...]

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UK Chief Medical Officers: Folic Acid Supplementation – Continued advice for those who are planning a pregnancy or newly pregnant Advice to health professionals from UK Chief Medical Officers, UK Chief Nursing Officers and UK Chief Midwifery Officers. Please see the letter from the UK Chief Medical Officers, UK Chief Nursing Officers and UK Chief [...]

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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Baclofen 10mg/5ml Oral Solution (Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed) Drug alert number: EL(24)A/56 Date issued: 25 November 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a Class 3 medicines defect information notice for: Baclofen 10mg/5ml Oral Solution (Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed) Company name: Syri Limited, T/A SyriMed Product [...]

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Pharmacy owners have just over two weeks left to complete the 2024 workforce survey, which is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. Read more about the survey and how to complete it The NHS Business Services Authority sent an email to pharmacy owners containing a link to the survey in October. In some cases, for [...]

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