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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Jext® 300micrograms/0.3ml (1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pen. MSN/2023/077 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 22nd August 2023 Jext®300micrograms/0.3ml (1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pens are out of stock until w/c 11th September 2023. EpiPen® [...]

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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Olmesartan Medoxomil 10mg & 20mg film coated tablets (Accord Healthcare Limited UK) Drug alert number: EL (23)A/29 Date issued: 22 August 2023 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Olmesartan Medoxomil 10mg & 20mg film coated tablets (Accord Healthcare [...]

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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 (22/08/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for August 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiloride 5mg tablets 28 £14.25 Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £18.46 Atorvastatin 20mg tablets [...]

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The NHSmail team is inviting Community Pharmacy NHSmail users to participate in user research interviews. The interview will last 15-25 minutes and can be conducted virtually or face-to-face. The purpose of the research is to explore how NHSmail features and Microsoft 365 features can make a positive difference to the NHS workforce and encourage innovation [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care has opened a consultation on the proposal for the use of patient group directions (PGDs) by pharmacy technicians. This consultation, run jointly with the Department of Health Northern Ireland, is seeking views on enabling pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under PGDs and runs until 11.59pm on [...]

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