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Medicine Supply Notification: Zonisamide 50mg and 100mg capsules
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification on the 25 September 2020 for Zonisamide...
Pharmacy representatives highlight need for inclusion on World Pharmacists’ Day
Today, on World Pharmacists’ Day (25th September), a joint statement has been published, which outlines a commitment to work collaboratively to improve inclusion and diversity across the pharmacy...
Contractor Notice: Further extension to SSP06 – Fluoxetine 40mg capsules
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Fluoxetine...
MHRA Drug Safety Update September 2020
A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 14 Issue 2 September 2020) has been...
Shortage Notice: Cloral betaine 707mg tablets
Update (23/09/2020) resupply date now Q1 2021 The manufacturer Marlborough Pharmaceuticals has advised that Cloral betaine 707mg tablets are out...
PQS Infection Prevention and Control e-learning modules now live
Further to our news article on 6th August 2020 highlighting the initial information on the Part 2 PQS for 2020/21,...
Are you dispensing incorrectly written prescriptions for specials?
In the last few months PSNC has received several reports from pharmacy contractors who have incurred significant losses from dispensing...
27 products on dm+d reclassified as specials
Following checks carried out by PSNC, 27 products (see table below) listed on the NHS dictionary of medicines and devices...
Class 2 FMD Medicines Recall – Parallel Distributed Medicines, Multiple Products
MDR number: 111-08/20 Drug alert number: EL (20)A/45 Date issued: 16 September 2020 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency...
