November 30th 2023
Three new items; one price rise Community Pharmacy Scotland, in agreement with NHS Scotland, has published a third update to the initial list of adjusted prices for November. Compared to the previous November list, there are four changes: three new
DM Zone news Scotland
November 30th 2023
Expiry dates to be advanced by up to five days Six batches of Fluenz Tetra nasal spray suspension are being recalled. This is due to stability testing that suggests the need to reduce stated expiry dates by up to five days. Amended expiry dates ar
MHRA alert
November 29th 2023
Audit workstreams requested Control over the prescribing and dispensing of valproate medications will be enhanced from January with the introduction of new measures. A National Patient Safety Alert sets out that from January, oral valproate medicin
Clinical Zone news
November 29th 2023
DHSC has issued tier 2 medicine supply notifications for two items: Fluticasone 400mcg nasal drops. Generic formulation (Aspire Pharma) is in limited supply until early February 2024; Flixonase Nasal Drops are being discontinued, with stock exhaus
Supply Shortages
November 28th 2023
View the updated training Better recognition and diagnosis has led to a 50 per cent rise in diagnoses of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in a decade, according to the British Heart Foundation, taking the total number of diagnoses in 2023 to over 1.5 mill
Clinical Zone news DDA news
November 27th 2023
18 changes for England & Wales; four for Scotland The DHSC has published a second update to the initial list of November 2023 price concessions. This update makes 18 changes: 16 new items and two price increases. In addition, Community Pharmacy
DM Zone news
November 23rd 2023
DDA added to interface motion Three motions involving dispensing practices were submitted to the Annual Conference of England LMCs – but were not prioritised for debate. The three motions are: KERNOW: Dispensing practices that were slow to re
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