Monthly Archives: October 2024

Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the September 2024 concessionary price for Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets: Drug Pack size Price concession Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets 56 £3.26 (previously £2.00) The improved price will apply to prescriptions submitted for [...]

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The Prime Minister was asked at PMQs today what the Government is doing to improve access to General Practice. In his answer, Sir Keir Starmer said: “We are going to expand the role of community pharmacies and accelerate the roll-out of independent prescribing. We need much more care to be delivered in local communities to [...]

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Community pharmacy owners are invited to share data to inform an important fiscal review of the sector. Frontier Economics and IQVIA have been commissioned to carry out an economic analysis of community pharmacy on behalf of NHS England. This includes understanding the full economic costs of delivering NHS pharmaceutical services and how these costs vary, [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Trandate® (labetalol) 50mg tablets MSN/2024/101 Tier 2 medium impact Date of issue: 7th October 2024 Trandate® (labetalol) 50mg tablets will be discontinued from July 2025. Alternative low dose beta-blockers remain available. Where these are not suitable, UK manufactured Specials of labetalol [...]

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