DHSC issues SSP for Salazopyrin 500mg tablets
The the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a Serious Shortage Protocols (SSP) for Salazopyrin 500mg tablets.
Effective today a(16), SSP018 provides that for every Salazopyrin 500mg tablet originally...
DHSC publishes consultation on hub and spoke dispensing
The consultation on the proposals to enable all community pharmacies to access hub and spoke dispensing published by the Department of Health and Social...
Sector representatives, NHS meet to review community pharmacy integration before ICSs become statutory bodies in July
At a roundtable organised by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) ahead of Integrated Care Systems becoming statutory bodies in July, members of the NHS...
NICE’s latest quality standards aim to improve diagnosis of FASD in young people
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a comprehensive quality standard designed to improve the diagnosis and assessment of Fetal...
Batches of Latuda tablets by CNX Therapeutics to arrive without barcodes
The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for Latuda film-coated tablets by CNX Therapeutics.
CNX...
Spring Covid-19 boosters rolls out in Wales
The latest phase of the vaccination programme will see the over-75s, older care home residents and individuals aged 12 years and over who are...
Metformin in pregnancy shows no safety concerns, study reveals
A large study has shown no safety issues of concern relating to the use of metformin during pregnancy. The MHRA has notified that the...
MHRA warns about ‘life-threatening’ side effects of Amiodarone
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reminds healthcare professionals that patients should be supervised and reviewed regularly during treatment with Amiodarone.
The agency notifies that Amiodarone...
Discontinue cladribine if significant hepatic injury is confirmed, MHRA advises
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has advised patients to seek urgent medical attention if they develop any clinical features of liver...
PDA meet highlights ongoing impact of Covid-19 pandemic
The PDA said a recent Regional Committee meeting has discussed the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, staff shortages and an increase in reports of abuse...
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