December 13th 2023
Organisations such as the DDA provide useful support MHRA should work more closely with external organisations to distribute safety communications. The consultation on how MHRA communicate with healthcare professionals to improve medicines and medi
DDA news MHRA alert
December 12th 2023
No dose change required Dispensing GP teams are alerted to new advice to support prescriptions for Tresiba (insuline degludec). By no later than 22 December 2023 all providers must ensure that patients who have been switched to Tresiba (insulin deg
MHRA alert
December 11th 2023
Care homes encouraged to supply low dose vitamin D Scottish GPs are asked to support care homes to purchase vitamin D supplements for residents, rather than fulfil prescription requests. New guidance on vitamin D supplementation encourages care ho
Clinical guidance news Scotland
December 8th 2023
11 adjusted price list changes Community Pharmacy Scotland, in agreement with NHS Scotland, has published an initial update to the initial list of adjusted prices for December. Compared to the previous update, there are 11 changes: five
DM Zone news Scotland
December 8th 2023
Proposals maintain physical pharmacist presence The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has opened a consultation on proposals to update legislation around the supervision of activities by a pharmacist in a pharmacy. The consultation
Pharmacy Owners' News Political News
December 6th 2023
Annual report finds a service under pressure Medicines not safely stored and medication fridge temperature checks not completed are among the concerns found by the Welsh GP regulator, its new annual report shows. Other failings include: a lack of D
HIW Wales
