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Community Pharmacy England has today released a national report confirming the severe impact of the worsening medicines supply situation on patients and community pharmacies across England. The Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2024: Medicines Supply Report sets out what pharmacy owners and their teams have told us about just how critical the situation has become. The report, which [...] The post Medicines supply issues are a daily battle, Pressures Survey confirms appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse®) capsules MSN/2024/051 Tier 3 high impact Date of issue: 8th May 2024 All strengths of Elvanse® capsules are now available and an improved level of supply will continue across the majority of Elvanse® and Elvanse Adult® presentations. There will [...] The post Medicine Supply Notification: Lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse®) capsules appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Sulfadiazine silver (Flamazine®) 1% cream MSN/2024/052 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 8th May 2024 Flamazine® 1% cream 20g, 50g and 500g packs are out of stock until early August 2024 Flamazine® 1% cream 250g packs will be out [...] The post Medicine Supply Notification: Sulfadiazine silver (Flamazine® ) 1% cream appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Update 08/05/2024: Updated information highlighted bold below Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Pabrinex® (Vitamins B and C) Intravenous and Intramuscular High Potency solution for injection ampoules. MSN/2024/038 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue: 3rd April 2024 Pabrinex® Intravenous (IV) injection will be out of [...] The post Medicine Supply Notification: Pabrinex® (Vitamins B and C) Intravenous and Intramuscular High Potency solution for injection ampoules – Updated appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Hep C U Later has been commissioned by NHS England to provide resources to help encourage hepatitis C testing amongst patients, to provide information to the public and update knowledge amongst healthcare professionals and their teams. It is estimated that around 70,000 people in England may still be unaware of having a hepatitis C infection. The [...] The post New resources to help eliminate hepatitis C appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) in agreement with the Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced an extension to the shelf-life of Mounjaro®▼ (tirzepatide) 2.5mg KwikPen® from 9 months to 14 months for the following batches : Product Batch No. Displayed/Printed Expiry Date New Expiry Date Dear Patient Letter link Mounjaro® 2.5mg KwikPen® [...] The post Mounjaro®▼ (tirzepatide) 2.5 mg KwikPen® – shelf-life extension appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

The Sunday Times Pharmacies and patients are feeling the impact of the increasing number of medicines in short supply, including those for life-threatening conditions. The latest press reports highlight the challenges that patients who rely on medication to treat and manage conditions such as cystic fibrosis are facing. The Sunday Times reports that in the [...] The post Pharmacies are hit regularly by supply problems with medicines for life-threatening conditions appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

A new collaborative approach has been launched to address challenges surrounding the recycling of medicine packaging. The Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging Accelerator (CiPPPA) initiative has been launched to connect stakeholders across the pharmaceutical supply chain to work together to develop and implement strategies for recycling primary pharmaceutical packaging. Community Pharmacy England and, for example, [...] The post The Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging Accelerator (CiPPPA) initiative launch appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Since the launch of the service, Community Pharmacy England and NHS England have published a number of resources to support pharmacy owners and their teams to promote the Pharmacy First service. We have incorporated all of these into a Pharmacy First checklist so pharmacy owners can work through the checklist to see if there are [...] The post Pharmacy First – Promoting the service to the public appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.

Community Pharmacy England will shortly be asking pharmacy owners and their teams to help us measure the increasing number of people relying on pharmacies. Years of financial and operational pressures are continuing to take their toll on the sector, with many community pharmacy businesses being pushed to the brink. Whilst the £645m recovery plan funding [...] The post Pharmacy Advice Audit: Help gather critical evidence appeared first on Community Pharmacy England.