February 17th 2026
DHSC has published two Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notifications (MSN): Propafenone (Arythmol®) 150mg tablets: out of stock until early April 2026. Sodium valproate (Epilim Chronosphere®) 100mg modified-release granules sachets sugar fre
Supply Shortages
February 17th 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has published an initial update to the initial list of February concessions. This update adds 21 new prices. DDA members can access details of the February prices and subsequent updates in the mem
DM Zone news England Wales
February 16th 2026
DHSC has issued a Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for: Phenobarbital 30mg tablets and 60mg tablets (Teva): out of stock until mid/late March 2026 Phenobarbital 60mg tablets (Accord) are out of stock until late February 2026. Up-to-da
DM Zone news
February 16th 2026
Erectile dysfunction (ED) can hugely affect a man’s quality of life - and that of his sexual partners. What you may not realise is that the regular inability to get and maintain an erection sufficient to have sex can be an early warning sign of
Clinical Zone news DDA news
February 12th 2026
Briefing information from the DDA was acknowledged in a parliamentary debate on funding for GP practices in rural areas. Brought on Wednesday 11 February by Conservative MP for Tatton Esther McVey, the debate highlighted the increasing challenges fo
DDA news Political News Rurality
February 12th 2026
Proposals to amend the Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018 widen the scope of the regulation to inform the new category H of the Drug Tariff and include hub pharmacies. This consultation
England Supply Shortages
February 12th 2026
In our latest podcast, we take a look at the challenges facing dispensing practices as electronic prescribing (and dispensing) systems roll out across England and Wales (the Electronic Prescription Service) and in Scotland (the Digital Prescribi
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