Serious shortage protocol issued to restrict dispensing of HRT drug Utrogestan The government has said it expects the drug to have supply issues "until late 2023".…
Coping with the ‘Davina effect’ on HRT As HRT shortages continue and there are reports of overprescribing, this episode of The PJ Pod explores how pharmacists can best navigate these problems.…
Community pharmacies spending twice as much time managing medicines shortages as last year Pharmacy staff are spending an average of 11 hours per week on medicines procurement in 2023, double the 5.3 hours they reported in the previous year, a survey has revealed.…
Complex and inflexible: the shortcomings of serious shortage protocols Use of ‘serious shortage protocols’ dropped significantly in 2022, despite growing numbers of medicine shortages, leaving pharmacists calling for the system to be overhauled.…
Shortage of cold and flu medicines increases pressure on pharmacies Community pharmacists are claiming the current medicine supply system is broken, as price concessions reach record levels.…
Two antivirals added to list of drugs that cannot be exported or hoarded The government added the antiviral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir, used to treat flu, to the list on 20 December 2022.…
Private menopause clinics prescribing oestrogen at ‘twice the recommended dose’ Exclusive: Experts have raised concerns over "unorthodox" prescribing of HRT that may put women at a greater risk of cancer.…
Serious shortage protocols issued for three penicillin oral solutions Under the protocols, pharmacists are able to supply alternative strengths or tablets with immediate effect.…
Children can be given oral solid dose antibiotics amid supply problems, NHS guidance says NHS guidance says whole doses of solid oral dosage forms can be used 'off label' in place of oral suspensions.…
Department of Health to begin ‘emergency review’ of community pharmacy services in Northern Ireland The review will aim to define the services that can be “reliably delivered this winter”, the Department of Health said.…
