The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml and 250mg/5ml oral suspensions (SSP053 and SSP054). SSP053 and SSP054 were due to expire on 21 June but the end date has been further extended to Friday 19 July 2024. In response to a [...]
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This is the third of a series of articles to help pharmacy owners and their teams to maximise the potential of the Hypertension Case-finding Service (HCFS). The re-launch of the service, including the ability to use the wider pharmacy team to provide parts of the service, allows pharmacy owners to review how they provide the [...]
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If the Pharmacy First service is to deliver the maximum possible benefit to patients, the NHS and community pharmacies, it is important that there is a strong relationship between community pharmacies and local general practices. Such strong local relationships will give confidence to general practice teams to make referrals to the Pharmacy First and other [...]
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Community Pharmacy England today briefed Peers on the severe challenges facing community pharmacies, including the findings of the 2024 Pressures Survey. In a wide-ranging discussion, Peers were taken through findings on medicine supply issues, funding pressures, and pharmacy workforce shortages, as well as hearing about Pharmacy First. Chaired by former Pharmacy Minister Lord Hunt of [...]
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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed that prescriptions requesting Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension (Special Order) submitted as dispensed in February and March 2024 will be reimbursed based on the product endorsed. Prescriptions submitted as dispensed in February or March 2024 will be reimbursed as [...]
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