Defect alert for SyreniRing 0.120 mg, 0.015 mg
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class four medicines defect alert for SyreniRing 0.120 mg/0.015 mg per 24 hours,...
Supply alert issued for Senna with ispaghula husk granules
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Senna with ispaghula husk (Manevac) granules (Mylan).
Manevac granules 250g...
DHSC includes ‘new’ pharmacies in Covid-19 advance funding
Recently opened community pharmacies can receive advance funding to help mitigate cashflow issues due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The category of pharmacies include those that had...
Stockpile six weeks’ total stock on UK soil, DHSC tells medicine suppliers; ABPI, RPS respond
Government has asked suppliers to stockpile medicines in anticipation of a no-deal Brexit at the end of the year.
In a letter to medicine suppliers,...
UK risks twice-as-big second Covid-19 wave without better testing
Britain faces a second wave of Covid-19 this winter twice as widespread as the initial outbreak if it reopens schools without a more effective test-and-trace...
PDA launches ‘education hub’ to support provisionally registered pharmacists
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has launched an education hub to offer professional development courses and resources to help provisionally registered pharmacists.
It has developed an...
Indian pharma giant Wockhardt strikes deal with UK to supply Covid-19 vaccines
Under a deal with the UK government announced today (Aug 3), Indian pharmaceutical giant Wockhardt will supply millions of doses of multiple Covid-19 vaccines,...
Pharmacies asked to quarantine and return Accord’s Digoxin BP tablets 250mg
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 3 drug alert for Accord's Digoxin BP tablets 250mg.
Digoxin is prescription only...
Pharmacies can now access Covid-19 PPE portal
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has said community pharmacies will be able to order additional personal protective equipment (PPE) through the...
NHS rolls out ‘Covid-friendly’ cancer treatments
To ensure thousands of people can continue to receive safe, effective and kinder treatment during the pandemic, the NHS will be offering “Covid-friendly” treatments...
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