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National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage of Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2024/007/DHSC Date issued: 24 May 2024 This alert supersedes the Medicine Supply Notification (MSN/2024/054) issued on the 9th May 2024. This alert is for action by: All organisations involved in prescribing and dispensing pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Nortriptyline 10mg/5ml and 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar-free MSN/2024/061 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 23rd May 2024 Nortriptyline 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar-free has been discontinued; all supplies have now been exhausted Nortriptyline 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar-free will be discontinued [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions MSN/2024/060 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 23rd May 2024 Shortages have been reported for clarithromycin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions. Additional stock of clarithromycin 250mg/5ml is expected to be available in wholesalers [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml and 5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials MSN/2024/059 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 23rd May 2024 There will be intermittent supplies of salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml and 5mg/2.5ml nebules for the foreseeable future. Unlicensed supplies of salbutamol 2.5mg [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (24/05/2024) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for May 2024. This announcement comes late in the month and follows the decision by DHSC, under the direction of Ministers, to impose changes to concessions pricing from April 2024 to try to manage purchase margins. DHSC [...]

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