November 8th 2023
October briefing highlights new PPC awareness campaign NHS England has launched a campaign to promote prescription saving services. Available resources include: Campaign information and resources HRT PPC posters and leaflets The October Hint
Dispensary guidance news England Wales
November 7th 2023
Out of stock until early Feb DHSC has published a tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification for co-trimoxazole 40mg/200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free, which is out of stock until early February 2024. Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg/5ml oral suspension remai
Supply Shortages
November 6th 2023
Rural communities do not require targeted action The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has expressed concern over government complacency over rural mental health. EFRA has been told that the specific mental health needs of rural communi
Political News Rurality
November 3rd 2023
Encourage Yellow Card scheme reporting The eighth annual #MedSafetyWeek campaign takes place next week (6 - 12 November 2023). #MedSafetyWeek is supported in the UK by the MHRA and forms part of international efforts to raise aw
Clinical Zone news Dispensary guidance news
November 2nd 2023
48 changes in Scotland; 13 rolled over prices for England and Wales Community Pharmacy Scotland, in agreement with NHS Scotland, has initial list of adjusted prices for November. Compared to the final October update, there are 48 changes: two n
DM Zone news
November 1st 2023
How to cater for post-Covid customer expectations The 10 per cent growth in online pharmacy dispensing seen in one year by four operators is explained by changing expectations about customer service, and behaviour acquired during Covid, Omnicell reg
Conference news DDA news
October 31st 2023
Effective from September in England and Wales The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have retrospectively determined from September 2023: the addition of Omeprazole 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free (75ml) to
DM Zone news England Wales
