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Community Pharmacy England has released a set of resources to explain the introduction of Original Pack Dispensing (OPD), including how and when it will apply. From 1st January 2025, amendments made to the pharmacy regulations state that the supervising pharmacist must consider dispensing up to 10% more or less than the prescribed quantity, as appropriate, [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Mycophenolate Mofetil 1g/5ml Oral Suspension (Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/59 Date issued: 2 December 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Mycophenolate Mofetil 1g/5ml Oral Suspension (Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited) DMRC reference number: DMRC-33616486 Company name: [...]

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Pharmacy owners have just over a week 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, [...]

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NHS England is inviting community pharmacy owners and teams to take part in user research interviews on pharmacy IT. These virtual sessions will last approximately 25-40 minutes and provide an opportunity for you to share your views and requests. Separate research teams are exploring several key areas, including: NHSmail and Microsoft 365 features: Provide feedback [...]

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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 (29/11/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for November 2024: This is not the final update for November. We are still working with the DHSC to agree [...]

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