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The content below contains the latest news affecting community pharmacy owners and their teams throughout Scotland. If you can’t find something or you have a question please get in touch with us at webteam@cps.scot

SG Circulars, Latest News, 2025, May-25, SSP, Serious Shortage Protocol Scottish Government SG Circulars, Latest News, 2025, May-25, SSP, Serious Shortage Protocol Scottish Government

PCA(P)(2025)09: SSP Extensions for Estradot Patches and Cefalexin 125mg-5ml

This Circular advises community pharmacy contractors that the four UK-wide Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Estradot® (estradiol) transdermal patches, a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) product, due to expire on 2 May 2025 have been extended.

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Lyme Disease PHS Poster Campaign

The current Public Health Scotland poster campaign topic is Lyme Disease. The campaign aims to increase awareness of Lyme disease; how it is transmitted (via ticks) and vital signs and symptoms to look out for. Posters should be displayed within your pharmacy.

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Hub and Spoke Dispensing - UK Government Announces Next Steps

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced draft legislation has been laid out, with a view to the legislation coming into force for Hub and Spoke dispensing between different community pharmacy legal entities in October 2025 (The Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025)

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