Monthly Archives: April 2024

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Carbamazepine 100mg and 200mg tablets MSN/2024/040 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 10th April 2024 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg tablets are out of stock until mid-April 2024 Tegretol® 200mg tablets remain available and can support a partial increase in demand [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Phenobarbital 15mg tablets (Accord) MSN/2024/039 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 10th April 2024 Phenobarbital 15mg tablets (Accord) are out of stock with a resupply date yet to be confirmed. Phenobarbital 15mg tablets from other manufacturers remain available and [...]

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Community Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 17th and 18th April 2024. Committee Members discussed critical matters such as the severity of pressures on the sector, the ongoing Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) negotiations, implementation of the Pharmacy First service, and governance matters. The Committee were also joined by LPC [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has prepared a new factsheet to help pharmacy owners maximise their income from dispensing. The factsheet includes top tips to help maximise income or reduce losses when: Dispensing Ordering Endorsing prescriptions Submitting claims/prescriptions for payment (including end-of-month MYS declaration) Reconciling payments against claims submitted The factsheet also links to a wealth of [...]

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Nuffield Trust’s latest report ‘The future for health after Brexit’ has found that that patients face a “new normal” of medicines shortages as the UK is hampered by supply issues and the impact of the EU exit. In response to this report released today, we have warned that medicine shortages and market instability are at [...]

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