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Kirstye’s Top Ten Tips for Christmas Cheer in your Dispensary
By Kirstye- Dispex Tutor As Christmas fast approaches and with the well reported significant pressures faced across the NHS it is important to get information out to your patients as...
CQC to postpone inspections of acute hospitals and general practice until New Year to support acceleration of booster programme
Source: CQC The acceleration of the vaccine booster programme, announced yesterday in response to alarming new data about the spread of the Omicron variant, will require a massive effort from...
Class 2 Medicines Recall: Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK, Lucentis 10 mg/ml solution for injection in pre-filled syringe EL (21)A/36
Source: MHRA Gov.uk Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK are recalling the above batch due to a faulty plunger stopper which has led to an increased number of customer complaints relating to the...
NOW CERTIFIED by The CPD Certification Service-Personally Administered Items & VAT Course
We are pleased to confirm our Dispex Education course; A Comprehensive Guide to Personally Administered Items & VAT for Dispensing Practices, is NOW CERTIFIED by The CPD Certification Service!! Dispex...
MIMS introduces leaf symbol to support sustainable inhaler prescribing
Source: MIMS 8/12/21 A leaf symbol now appears in the print issue of MIMS to highlight inhalers with a lower carbon footprint. From December, the listings for dry powder...
Class 2 Medicines Recall: Intrapharm Laboratories Ltd, Mydrilate 0.5% Eye Drops 5ml, EL (21)A/35
Source: MHRA Gov.uk 8.12.21 Intrapharm Laboratories Ltd are recalling the above batch of Mydrilate 0.5 % Eye Drops 5ml as a precautionary measure due to out of specification results for...
Greener Inhaled Corticosteroids
By Dr Philip Koopowitz Some corticosteroid inhalers contain propellants, known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs do not have an effect on the ozone layer. However, they are powerful greenhouse gases and...
It Pays to Learn!
Dispex have partnered with Paragon skills, a leading training provider in the healthcare sector, to provide a unique training and development opportunity which also leaves you in credit! The partnership...
A members guide to our website pages
Our one-stop-shop website now provides Dispex members with access to all the information they need to ensure the viability and profitability of their dispensaries. This mid- month edition will introduce...
Menarini have produced an updated Dispensing Doctor discount information pack
The discount varies according to number of packs per month, Dispex members can login here for further details! Looking to join Dispex? Click here for further details!
DSQS DRUMS Percentage Change
Source: NHS England 3.12.21 Under Increased Capacity e) – DSQS DRUMS -now set at 7.5% of Registered Dispensing patients as at 1 January 2022 Please click here for the source...
The December Gazette is ready to download!!
Merry Christmas from Dispex! This months’ highlights includes, “Kirstye’s Top Ten Tips for Christmas Cheer in your Dispensary” Click here for your copy
