July 19th 2024
DHSC has issued a tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (Accord): out of stock until mid-August 2024. Up-to-date information about this and other medicine supply issues can be found in
Supply Shortages
July 18th 2024
DHSC has published an updated Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for quetiapine 150mg, 200mg, 300mg tablets. This states that there are only limited supplies of quetiapine 150mg, 200mg and 300mg tablets until late August 2024. Other variants
Supply Shortages
July 18th 2024
Hospital prescriptions for dexamfetamine (Schedule 2) to be dispensed in the community increased 64 per cent by volume during 2023 to 9,228 items. Other key increases were seen in co-dydramol (up 33 per cent on 2022) and dihydrocodeine and codeine (
Clinical Zone news DM Zone news England
July 17th 2024
The flu vaccine for the 2025-26 and subsequent seasons will be procured centrally by the Welsh Government. In a statement, Health and Social Care Secretary Eluned Morgan said that when the ordering window opens for the 2025-26 season in S
Dispensary guidance news Wales
July 17th 2024
Some 17 items have been earmarked for deprescribing in Scotland, as part of an initiative to achieve sustainable prescribing and reduce unwarranted variation in prescribing. Other items potentially affected by the initiative include diabetic sundrie
Clinical Zone news Scotland
July 16th 2024
DHSC has issued a tier 2 alert for ipratropium bromide 250micrograms/1ml and 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials Ipratropium bromide 250micrograms/1ml and 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser solution is in limited supply until late March
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July 15th 2024
Health minister Stephen Kinnock is to be responsible for primary care, with general practice, pharmacy, eye care and dentistry included in his ministerial portfolio. His other responsibilities will include community health, adult social care, hospit
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