The Medicines Supply Team at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Commercial Medicines Unit at NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI) are now accredited issuers of National Patient Safety Alerts for medicine supply issues. From week commencing 14th...
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary The Government announced (on the 13th March 2020) the move to the delay phase in the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 from today are...
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary Crescent Pharma Ltd and Flamingo Pharma (UK) Ltd have released a notification that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) within their packs for the above pharmacy (P) batches is...
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary The skin preparation electrode gel, manufactured by Mavidon, is being recalled due to risk of contamination and transmission of infection from the drug-resistant microorganism Burkholderia...
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary The Slim X2 insulin pump, manufactured by Tandem Diabetes Care, has an exposed component that may cause and electrical shock to the user or patient. Action Identify patients supplied with...
Source: Department of Health & Social Care Message for all clinical staff encountering patients with respiratory infections arrived from overseas This alert was sent as a separate email to all members last week, here. This is a copy of that email in case anyone...
