Emerade Product Failing To Deliver Adrenaline An adrenaline autoinjector used in the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis is reported to be failing to deliver a dose of adrenaline from the syringe due to blockage of the needle. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a Class 4 medicine defect information alert. There are insufficient supplies […]
Medicine Recall Sodium Cromoglicate Eye Drops & Murine Hayfever Relief Eye Drops FDC International Ltd are recalling specific batches of Sodium Cromoglicate 2% w/v Eye Drops 13.5ml and Murine Hayfever Relief 2% w/v Eye Drops 10ml due to the presence of a precipitate, which has been identified as Sodium Cromoglicate, in some bottles. Healthcare […]
Medicine Recall Latanoprost Timolol Eye drops FDC Pharma are recalling a batch of Latanoprost / Timolol 50 micrograms/mL + 5mg/mL Eye Drops, Solution (PL 35638/0004) due to an out of specification result for an unknown impurity during stability testing. Healthcare Professionals please take the following actions: Stop dispensing the batch listed above. Quarantine and return […]
Medicine Recall Ventolin Accuhaler 200mcg (Salbutamol Sulfate) Glaxo Wellcome UK is recalling two Lots of Ventolin Accuhaler 200mcg because a manufacturing issue with these Lots has been identified which has resulted in a small number of units not delivering the full number of doses. Healthcare Professionals please take the following actions: Quarantine any affected stock […]
6-Year-Old Boy Denied Medicinal Cannabis Licence by UK Government. Home Office denied the request for a medicinal cannabis licence for a 6-year-old boy to control his rare form of epilepsy. Alfie Dingley, from Kenilworth in Warwickshire, went to Netherlands to take a cannabis oil medication. Alfie was said to have responded to treatment. There was […]
Following consultation and advice from the commission on human medicine. Viagra is now reclassified from POM to P. Viagra Available Over The Counter. Viagra can now be purchased by anyone over 18 without a prescription. Viagra should not be sold to: Those with severe Kidney Failure Severe Liver Failure Severe Cardiovascular Disease more information from […]
Medicine Recall: Lipitor (Atorvastatin) 80mg film-coated tablets Medicine Recall: Lipitor A Class 2 Medicine Recall: Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals is recalling three batches of Lipitor (Atorvastatin) 80mg film-coated tablets as a precaution. This is due to an out of specification result for microbiological testing during stability studies on a batch of the product which was not […]
Medicine Recall: Xarelto 20 mg film-coated tablets (Rivaroxaban) Strathclyde Pharmaceuticals Ltd is recalling a single batch of Xarelto 20mg film-coated tablets (Rivaroxaban) because of reports of rogue blister strips of 15 mg tablets within two packs of 20 mg tablets. The labelling on one side of the blister strips reflects the correct strength of the […]
Recap of Top UK Pharmacy News In June New Health Minister Announced: Steve Brine, who is the MP for Winchester and Chandler’s Ford, is the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy. Steve Brine refers to himself as a ‘passionate defender’ of primary care and general practice. Royal Pharmaceutical Society Announced Board Election Results: The elected board […]
A Pharmacist was jailed for illegally selling drugs in the UK. Niren Patel a pharmacist in Hornchurch, stole almost 5,000 pounds worth of prescription drugs and sold it on the street. He appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court and pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of a position of trust, possession with intent […]
