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March 2019 Price Concessions – 2nd update
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price...
Class 2 MHRA Medicines recall: Losartan Potassium 50mg and 100mg Film-coated Tablets (Accord Healthcare Limited)
Drug alert number: EL (19) A/07 Date issued: 21st March 2019 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued...
MHRA Drug Safety Update March 2019
Date issued: 21st March 2019 A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 12 Issue...
Drug Tariff Watch: April 2019 changes
The Preface lists additions, deletions and alterations to the Drug Tariff. Below is a quick summary of the changes due...
March 2019 Price Concessions – 1st update
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Reclassification of gabapentin and pregabalin as CDs from 1st April 2019 – update
Community pharmacy teams are reminded that from 1st April 2019, pregabalin and gabapentin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 Controlled...
Access to Freestyle Libre is widening for Type 1 diabetes patients
From 1st April 2019, community pharmacy teams may see an increase in prescriptions for Freestyle Libre sensors following a growth...
Topiramate oral solution changes from Part VIIIB to Part VIIIA in March 2019 Drug Tariff
The following unlicensed (special) products have been deleted from Part VIIIB of the Drug Tariff from 1st March 2019, Topiramate...
Supply and reimbursement of unlicensed Warticon 0.15% cream
PSNC has become aware that the licensed Warticon 0.15% Cream (Podophyllotoxin 0.15% cream) manufactured by Phoenix Labs is currently unavailable. Phoenix Labs have advised that...
