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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Sulfasalazine (Salazopyrin®) 500mg suppositories. MSN/2023/008 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 3rd February 2023 Sulfasalazine (Salazopyrin®) 500mg suppositories will be out of stock from 6th February until w/c 20th March 2023. Alternative aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) containing suppositories are available [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Imiquimod (Aldara® 5% and Bascellex® 50mg/g) cream. MSN/2023/010 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 3rd February 2023 Imiquimod (Bascellex®) 50mg/g cream is out of stock until early March 2023. Imiquimod (Aldara®) 5% cream is out of stock until mid- [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Hyoscine hydrobromide (Kwells Kids®)150mcg and (Kwells®) 300mcg tablets MSN/2023/011 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 3rd February 2023 Hyoscine hydrobromide (Kwells Kids®) 150mcg and (Kwells®) 300mcg tablets are out of stock until 15th February 2023. Alternative products remain available [...]

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published a spreadsheet showing which community pharmacy contractors have submitted data for their antibiotic review as part of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2022/23. On the spreadsheet, contractors have been allocated a colour: Green: These contractors have added data for 30 patients and have submitted their data. No [...]

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Following applications made by PSNC to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), a further 26 new products were classed as ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) from 1 February 2023. This took the total number of products granted DND status over the past 2 years to over [...]

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