CQC calls for better labelling of liquid opioids
Ensure labels support appropriate dosing
Better dispensing labelling for liquid opioids is highlighted in…
Dispensary guidance news
Two POPs go OTC
Desorgestrel 75mcg now available from pharmacies without a prescription
Two progestogen-only (‘POP’ or ‘mini-pill’) oral contraceptives, each containing…
PHE asks for MMR vaccine ordering to reflect central stock
dTaP/IPV vaccines usage also highlighted
Practices should order the M-M-RVaxPRO in preference to Priorix…
Consultation launches to raise age of free prescriptions to 66 years
Have your say until Aug 26
The consultation seeks views from the public, healthcare organisations…
COVID response ‘dispense to all’ provisions extended
Practices in England should wait for permission before implementing
Pandemic ‘dispense to all’ provisions have been extended in…
Extension of patient declaration exemptions
COVID exemption measures will remain in force for at least two more months
Practices in England do not need to ask patients…
England’s COVID home delivery service extended
Service extended until the end of September
The Dispensing Doctor Home Delivery Service will be extended…
Patients to sign scripts from July 1
COVID IPC concession due to expire
Practices are advised that, to the best of the…
New levothyroxine prescribing advice
Remember to endorse if specific brands are dispensed
The May 2021 MHRA Drug Safety Update contains new prescribing advice…
May Hints & Tips covers FOC prescription management
Ensure the correct endorsements and patient declarations
The May issue of NHS BSA’s Hints and Tips…
