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Medicine Supply Notification: Bupropion (Zyban® ) 150mg modified-release tablets

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Bupropion (Zyban®) 150mg modified-release tablets. MSN/2022/100 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue 1st December 2022 Bupropion (Zyban®) 150mg modified-release tablets will be out of stock until further notice. Various nicotine replacement therapies are available. NICE guidance highlights a range [...]

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Medicine Supply Notification: Acarbose 50mg and 100mg tablets

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Acarbose 50mg and 100mg tablets. MSN/2022/099 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 1st December 2022 Acarbose 50mg tablets are out of stock until w/c 5/12/2022 Acarbose 100mg tablets are out of stock until w/c 19/12/2022 Other medicines licensed for [...]

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12 products reclassified as special containers from December 2022

Following applications made by PSNC to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), a further 12 products will be re-determined as special container from 1 December 2022. This takes the total number of products granted special container status over the past 2 years to over 149 following [...]

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Peer draws attention to ‘unprecedented’ pressures in parliamentary debate

This week, in a House of Lords debate on the Autumn Statement, Baroness Cumberlege dedicated her speech to the unprecedented pressures the community pharmacy sector is facing. Baroness Cumberlege began her speech by referencing the positive contribution that pharmacy makes to the wider health service. “They are the most accessible part of our health service. [...]

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November 2022 Price Concessions 5th Update

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (30/11/2022) granted the following list of price concessions for November 2022: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 £25.88 Atenolol 25mg tablets 28 £1.20 Atenolol 50mg tablets 28 £1.37 Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment 30 £12.50 Cinacalcet 30mg tablets 28 £12.11 [...]

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