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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 (22/10/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for October 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Agomelatine 25mg tablets 28 £13.50 Amitriptyline 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Discontinuation of Kay-Cee-L® (potassium chloride 375mg/5ml) (potassium chloride 5mmol/5ml) syrup National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2024/011/DHSC Date issued: 21-Oct-2024 This NatPSA supersedes NatPSA/2024/008/DHSC This alert is for action by: All organisations involved in prescribing, dispensing and administering Kay-Cee-L® (potassium chloride 375mg/5ml) (potassium chloride 5mmol/5ml) syrup. This is a safety critical [...]

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MHRA Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Paracetamol 500mg Effervescent Tablets (Kent Pharma UK) Drug alert number: EL(24)A/49 Date issued: 21 October 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Paracetamol 500mg Effervescent Tablets (Kent Pharma UK) Company name: Kent Pharma UK Product name: Paracetamol [...]

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Community pharmacy owners are being asked to share their views and concerns as we head into winter, as well as any further feedback they have, before the next full Community Pharmacy England Committee meeting in November. This winter will be a critical time for the sector as community pharmacy owners desperately need answers about their [...]

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Staffing pressures are significantly impacting community pharmacies, adding huge workload pressures for all those who work in them and hampering their ability to help patients and the public, a report from Community Pharmacy England has found. Pharmacy owners and team members across England paint a vivid picture of the severe consequences caused by staffing shortages, [...]

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