July 10th 2026
CQC has called for a review of access to end-of-life care in a new report. The 2025 annual report The safer management of controlled drugs calls for solutions that will improve access to controlled drugs to support end-of-life care. The repor
CQC Research
July 10th 2026
Bristol Laboratories Limited is recalling one batch of phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5 ml oral solution sugar free due to product labelling issues. The affected batch is Batch No. Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed
MHRA alert
July 10th 2026
Community Pharmacy Scotland has published an initial update to the initial list of adjusted prices for July. In this update, there is one increased price. DDA members can download a fully updated spreadsheet of the July adjusted prices
DM Zone news Drug Tariff Updates Scotland
July 10th 2026
DHSC has published a tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for latanoprost 50mcg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml (Fixapost®) preservative free eye drops, 0.2ml unit dose: out of stock until January 2027. Up-to-date information about this and other
Supply Shortages
July 9th 2026
Welsh GPs offer limited bilingual signage and a lack of visible Welsh language provision, inspectors have said. In a new report, Welsh language in healthcare inspections: Insights and progress, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales also identified gaps in t
HIW Wales
July 8th 2026
DHSC has issued a Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for sodium valproate (Epilim Chronosphere®) modified-release granules sachets sugar free: 50mg: out of stock until late August 2026 250mg: out of stock from early July 2026 unt
Supply Shortages
July 7th 2026
Antibiotic use in 2024 was slightly lower than in 2019 across most settings, except in ‘other community’ settings, which saw a 43.8 per cent increase. The rise in ‘other community’ use partly reflects expanded access and impro
England Research
