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The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that The Human Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025 has been approved by Parliament and the Privy Council, and will come into force in two stages. The order makes changes to The Medicines Act 1968 and The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 [...]

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Summary: New joint service specification for COVID-19 and adult flu vaccinations published. COVID-19 vaccinations become an Advanced service. Fees for both vaccinations uplifted, but additional fee for housebound patients removed. Pharmacy owners must use the National Booking Service (NBS) for COVID-19 vaccinations, but this is still not a requirement for flu. Registration for spring COVID-19 [...]

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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Prednisolone 5mg Soluble Tablets (Activase Pharmaceuticals Limited) Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/54 Date issued: 15 December 2025 Activase Pharmaceuticals Limited is recalling two batches of Prednisolone 5mg Soluble Tablets as a precautionary measure due to a limited number of reports of blister pockets becoming swollen over time. DMRC reference number: DMRC – 37820855 [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tresiba® (insulin degludec) FlexTouch® 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml prefilled pens. UPDATE to communication (MSN/2023/053) issued on 24 May 2023 in bold. MSN/2023/053U Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 10th December 2025 Tresiba® FlexTouch® (insulin degludec) 100units/ml pens have [...]

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Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their experiences of patient abuse towards them and their teams, and other challenges, as the Community Pharmacy England Committee prepares for its first meeting of 2026. Pharmacy owners and their teams continue to work hard to support local communities despite mounting pressures, and this is made even [...]

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