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Jan 2020 - Note - Discontinuation of 3 Insuman presentations (recombinant human insulin).
05/02/2020 |
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Coronavirus - PHE has published a Q&A blog for members of the public which is regularly updated with advice about the outbreak. Information for primary care colleagues can be found here.
30/01/2020 |
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Jan 2020 - Ingenol mebutate (Picato®) gel has been removed from the formulary and the BSW Actinic keratoses pathway as a precautionary measure following the MHRA Class 2 recall
29/01/2020 |
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Jan 2020 - MHRA Drug Safety Update Ondansetron - Small increased risk of oral clefts following use in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy
29/01/2020 |
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Dec 2019 - Ranitidine - Supply Disruption Alert – SECOND UPDATE - all oral formulations (open PDF in link)
This additional document produced by SFT may be helpful for paediatric queries PPIs IN PAEDIATRICS
20/12/2019 |
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December 2019 - BSW cannabis-based medicinal products - interim position statement in response to publication of NICE guideline that covers prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.
11/12/2019 |
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December 2019 - Prescribers may now prescribe and pharmacists may now supply antiviral medicines for the prophylaxis and treatment of influenza at NHS expense. See here
03/12/2019 |
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November 2019: Slo-phyllin (Theophylline) 60mg/125mg/500mg capsules out of stock by end November 2019. See here for MHRA advice on management of patients currently using this medicine.
28/11/2019 |
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October 2019 - Drug Safety Update - Prescribing medicines in renal impairment: using the appropriate estimate of renal function to avoid the risk of adverse drug reactions
24/10/2019 |
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October 2019 - Shortage of phenelzine (Nardil) tablets
16/10/2019 |
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Updated Sep 25th 2019 - Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Supply Issues
03/10/2019 |
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