MHRA Drug Safety Update May 2022

A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 15 Issue 10 May 2022) has been...

Medicine Supply Notification: Insulin isophane human (Insuman Basal SoloStar® ) 100 IU/ml suspension for injection in a pre-filled pen

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Insulin isophane human (Insuman Basal SoloStar®)...

MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recall: Mefenamic Acid 500mg film coated tablets (Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Ltd)

Class 2 Medicines recall: Mefenamic Acid 500mg film coated tablets (Quadrant Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (22) A/23 Date...

NHS prescription charges to remain at £9.35 per item for 2022/23

Following our previous announcement that the NHS prescription charge would not be uplifted on 1st April 2022, the Department of...

May 2022 Price Concessions 1st Update

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (16/05/2022) granted the following initial list of price concessions: Drug...

Regulations Officer job opportunity at PSNC

PSNC is seeking to recruit a Regulations Officer to support its legislative and regulatory affairs work. The appointee – Regulations Officer...

Further extension to SSP005 for Fluoxetine 10mg tablets

Update 13/05/2022 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols...

NHSBSA reports of a rise in prescriptions returns due to incomplete endorsements

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) report seeing a rise in items that are being referred back (RB) to contractors for...

Over 10,700 contractors benefit from earlier advance payments on 12 May

10,797 pharmacy contractors who declared their April 2022 FP34C submission figures through the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal by 6...

Share your views – RTEC survey to close after 17th May

The NHS Business Services Authority is conducting a survey concerning pharmacy teams’ use of Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC). The...

Medicine Supply Notification: Glycerol 1g and 4g suppositories

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Glycerol 1g and 4g suppositories. MSN/2022/043...

Reminder: Take part in research on the Virtual Visits tool

NHS Digital and PSNC is inviting community pharmacy contractors to take part in research trialling the new NHSmail Virtual Visits...