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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Trandate® (labetalol) 50mg tablets MSN/2024/101 Tier 2 medium impact Date of issue: 7th October 2024 Trandate® (labetalol) 50mg tablets will be discontinued from July 2025. Alternative low dose beta-blockers remain available. Where these are not suitable, UK manufactured Specials of labetalol [...]

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A Forum of LPC Chairs, created to provide more local input into the representation of pharmacy owners at a national level, met for the first time last week. The new Forum aims to bring a stronger local voice to national work, steer Community Pharmacy England on local matters, and foster collaboration on areas of mutual [...]

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NHS England Workforce, Training & Education Directorate have launched the community pharmacy technician apprenticeship programme. This programme supports pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician’s (PTPTs) to be employed and to complete their full 24-month apprenticeship training within a community pharmacy setting. NHS England Workforce, Training & Education Directorate are offering a training contribution of £15,053 per trainee per year [...]

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Updated: 24/10/24 – the expiry date for Cyanocobalamin 50 mcg Tablets (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd), batch 17231510A should be 31-Dec-2024 MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Cyanocobalamin 50 mcg Tablets (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd) Drug alert number: EL(24)A/46 Date issued: 03 October 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a Class 3 [...]

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