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DHSC issues five more SSPs for Pen V

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a further five new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Pen V) to enable the...

NPA urges health secretary to convene ‘medicines supply taskforce’ in light of antibiotics shortage

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has asked the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to convene a ‘medicines supply taskforce’, following weeks...

DHSC allows pharmacists to supply alternative medicines for Strep A, issues SSPs for 3 antibiotics

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has allowed pharmacists to supply alternative penicillin to treat Strep A. It has issued Serious Shortage...

HDA, PSNC urge DHSC to issue communications to control stockpile of Strep A antibiotics

The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA) and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiation Committee (PSNC) have urged the NHS England and the Department of Health and Social...

DHSC re-classifies all Madopar preparations as special containers

The Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that all six Madopar (Co-beneldopa) preparations meet the special container criteria as outlined in...

High VPAS tax for 2023 risks more medicines shortages, says BGMA

The British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA) has raised concerns over the rise in the VPAS rate for 2023 to 26.5 per cent. The Department of...