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Government not in a position to implement hub-and-spoke legislation at the beginning of 2025
Source: Chemist and Druggist 2.1.25 “The government is working towards introducing legislation to enable hub-and-spoke dispensing between different legal entities in 2025,” pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock last week (December 23)...
Reminder- Reclassification of Nexplanon from 1st January 2025
Reclassification of Nexplanon as “Attracts an Administration Fee” only comes into force on 1st January 2025. New direction in section 2.2.Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation (3) Directions 2(2)(b) comes...
Class 4 Medicines Notification: Irbesartan 150 mg and 300 mg film-coated tablets, EL(25)A/02
Source: MHRA / Gov.uk 13.1.25 Jubilant Pharmaceuticals NV has informed the MHRA that the Patient information leaflet (PIL) in the cartons for the batches listed in this notification include an...
Roundup of Serious shortage protocols (SSPs)
Source: NHSBSA/SPS Name of SSP \ ref no. Start and end date Supporting guidance SSP081 Estradot® 100 microgram patches (PDF:215KB) 19 December 2024 to 28 January 2025 Estradot® 100 microgram patches supporting guidance...
Practice Managers respond to plans to fund A&G services
Source: Practicce Index Earlier this week, the Government laid out its new ‘elective reform plan’, which aims to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS...
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New asthma clinical guidelines published
Source: NHS England Bulletin 9.1.25 New asthma guidelines have been published by NICE/BTS/SIGN. These new clinical guidelines include significant changes in inhaler prescribing practices, for example the move away from...
Class 4 Medicines Notification: Rabeprazole sodium 10mg and 20mg gastro-resistant tablets, EL(25)A/01
Source: MHRA 9.1.25 Bristol Laboratories Limited has informed the MHRA that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) in the batches in the table for Rabeprazole sodium 10mg and 20mg gastro-resistant tablets...
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Don’t Miss Out on Your PCN Leadership & Management Training Funding!
Did you know the 2024-25 PCN DES contract specification allows for a Leadership and Management payment? But this is now combined into the core PCN Funding. What does this mean?...
UK medicines regulator warns against buying weight loss medicines without a prescription this New Year
Source: MHRA 30.12.24 The MHRA’s Criminal Enforcement Unit works to identify and prevent the illegal sale of weight-loss medicines online. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reminding...