Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee

July Price Concessions (further update)

The Department of Health have granted the following price concessions for July 2014: Amiloride  5mg tablets (28) -£18.40 Cefalexin 500mg/5ml oral suspension(100ml) -£6.34...

July edition of Hints & Tips published

NHS Prescription Services (part of the NHS Business Services Authority) produce a quarterly newsletter called Hints & Tips. There are two...

MHRA Class 2 Drug Alert: Amoxicillin Sodium 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection

The MHRA have issued a class 2 drug alert for: Amoxicillin Sodium 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection manufactured by Wockhardt...

EMA Review of Emergency Contraception and Weight

Update – 24th July 2014 - The EMA has concluded its review of emergency contraceptives containing levonorgestrel or ulipristal acetate to assess whether...

July CPN is now online

The July edition of PSNC’s Community Pharmacy News is now available. This month’s CPN features: Gearing up for servcies: PSNC...

LPC News: PHE launches two sexual health publications

On Monday Public Health England (PHE) launched two new publications related to sexual health. The first publication Components of chlamydia screening...

DH consults on including CDs in EPS

The NHS Electronic Prescription Service in England enables prescribers (e.g. GPs) to send prescriptions electronically to a community pharmacy of...

LPC News: Cumbria child flu vaccination scheme evaluation published

Community pharmacies in Cumbria are gearing up for another successful flu vaccination season this autumn after a recent evaluation showed...

MHRA Class 2 Drug Alert: Midazolam Buccal Liquid 10mg / 1ml, 5ml

The MHRA have issued a class 2 drug alert for: Midazolam Buccal Liquid 10mg / 1ml, 5ml manufactured by Penn Pharma,...

Reminder: Patient Information Leaflets

A recent complaint made to NHS England provides a useful reminder for contractors and pharmacy teams about the need to...

Updated Health Profiles published

Public Health England (PHE) has this week published updated Health Profiles. Health Profiles are a snapshot of health and wellbeing across...

MHRA Medical Device Alert: Accu-chek home use blood glucose meters

The MHRA have issued a medical device alert for: Accu-Chek home use blood glucose meters – Roche (MDA/2014/026) To view...