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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tolterodine 2mg and 4mg modified-release capsules MSN/2025/032 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 20th May 2025 Phenobarbital 15mg/5ml elixir (500ml) is out of stock until late June 2025. Specials of phenobarbital 15mg/5ml oral solution and phenobarbital 15mg/5ml oral suspension [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tolterodine 2mg and 4mg modified-release capsules MSN/2025/031 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 20th May 2025 Tolterodine 2mg and 4mg modified-release (MR) capsules are in limited supply until mid-August and mid-September 2025, respectively. Tolterodine 1mg and 2mg immediate release [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has joined forces with the Taskforce for Lung Health to call for pharmacies to be given a bigger role in supporting lung health to improve respiratory health outcomes, enhance access to care, and ease winter pressures on the NHS. A new joint Action Plan to help prevent a future winter respiratory health [...]

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Following an update to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on antiviral treatment for COVID-19,  which removes some of the cohorts of patients eligible for these treatments, these changes will also need to be reflected in the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service. The changes in the NICE guidance means the following [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/05/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for May 2025.  Drug Pack size Price concession Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £1.06 Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets 60 £4.25 Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £2.27 Carbocisteine 375mg capsules 120 £3.06 Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £6.30 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml [...]

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