Monthly Archives: December 2023

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estradiol (Estring®) 7.5micrograms/24hours vaginal delivery system. MSN/2023/119 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 21st December 2023 Estring® 7.5micrograms/24hours vaginal delivery system is out of stock until February 2024, with intermittent availability expected until November 2024. Alternative estradiol and estriol [...]

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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 January 2024. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item [...]

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Pharmacy owners who intend to provide the Pharmacy First service have a few days left to claim their initial £2,000 fixed payment if they want to receive this payment on 1st February 2024. Pharmacy owners need to make their declaration by 11.59pm on 31st December 2023 if they want to receive their £2,000 fixed payment [...]

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The 3rd price concession update published below on 22 December 2023 is the final update for the month. There are no further price concessions to announce for the month of December. However, Community Pharmacy England has queried some of prices imposed by DHSC and we are currently awaiting their response. If granted, any price adjustments [...]

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The Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January 2024 has been published by DHSC on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. Based on our analysis of the Category M price list for January 2024, Community Pharmacy England estimates: There will be an overall reduction to reimbursement of approximately £35m per quarter on like-for-like Category M [...]

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