Archive for Medication updates

Source: MHRA 9th August 2021 Overview If you receive a field safety notice (FSN) from a manufacturer you must always act on it. MHRA publishes the following for information only....

Specific batches of products supplied by the Marketing Authorisation Holders and parallel distributor companies are being recalled due to presence of a mutagenic impurity. Source: MHRA  9th August 2021 Company...

Source: NHSBSA/DHSC 30th July 2021   The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have granted the following price concessions for July 2021: Cetirizine 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free 200 £10.65 Glyceryl trinitrate...

We have added the latest list of commonly prescribed products whose Patent is due to expire in 2021 and 2022. Click on the Informatics page and then click on the...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have granted the following price concessions for July 2021: Drug Pack size Price Concession Baclofen 10mg tablets 84 £3.30 Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution 100ml £7.75...

The Department of Health and Social Care has agreed the July Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for the following items: Drug Pack size Price Concession Eplerenone 25mg tablets 28 £11.95...

Medicine Supply Notification: Gentisone HC® (Gentamicin 0.3% w/v and Hydrocortisone acetate 1% w/v) Ear Drops. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Gentisone HC®...

SSP007 Fluoxetine 30mg capsules (PDF:144KB) This SSP has been varied – the revised end date is now 13 Aug 21 Click here to read the full source article.

The temporary suspension of signing back of prescription by patient is currently extended until 30th June 2021. For full guidance click here.