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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid MSN/2024/056 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 16th May 2024 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid is out of stock. Resupply date is to be confirmed. Generic carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free remains available but is [...]

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The MHRA has re-issued this notification as Class 3 recall based on further assessment. Please note the new actions for healthcare professionals listed within the notification. Doncaster Pharma Limited have identified an error relating to the Braille printed on the cartons on various parallel imported packs which have been repackaged by BModesto B.V. Class 3 [...]

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Underfunding, dispensing at a loss, and challenges in Pharmacy First implementation are amongst the key concerns and priorities for pharmacy owners in the coming months. Community Pharmacy England’s digital briefing event held last week focussed on critical pressures and the future, providing an opportunity for pharmacy owners to learn more about our work in key [...]

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Community Pharmacy England and others have committed to collaborative actions to help address pharmacy professionals’ mental health and wellbeing as part of a new report.  The Pharmacy Workforce Wellbeing Roundtable Summary has been published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and Pharmacist Support – the profession’s independent charity – following a roundtable discussion held in February 2024. [...]

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Pharmacy press The Government has confirmed the next steps following its consultation on hub and spoke dispensing in community pharmacy. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has proposed two models which it believes will increase efficiency and free up pharmacists’ time for more clinically focused tasks. Government response to the consultation on hub [...]

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