New Shingles Vaccine and Immunisation Programme
Kings Liver Pharmacy have provided the following information: The shingles National Immunisation Programme is changing from 1 September 2023 and more people are now eligible for a shingles vaccine, including anyone 50 years and over with a “severely weakened immune system”. The definition of severe…
A message from Kings Liver Pharmacy: Update to the immunosuppression protocol for liver transplant patients
From September 12th 2022, there will be a change to the immunosuppression protocol used for liver transplant patients. This will not affect existing transplant patients who are well established on their immunosuppression but will mean that newly transplanted patients will be on a different brand…
Changes in Dispensing Immunosuppressant Medication from Kings
All immunosuppressant medications will now be dispensed by the outpatient pharmacy (KFM pharmacy) at King’s. It will no longer be possible for immunosuppression to be prescribed on a green prescription for you to take to your local pharmacy. (Patients who obtain their immunosuppression medication directly…
Advagraf – There is no problem with supply!
The liver pharmacy team have recently received a number of calls from patients who are concerned because their local pharmacy has told them there are supply problems with Advagraf. There is no supply problem; this is a misunderstanding by local pharmacies who find they cannot…