Yearly Archives: 2024

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today announced plans to update legislation which will enable registered pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under a patient group direction (PGD). This announcement follows a DHSC consultation on the use of PGDs by Pharmacy Technicians last year, which Community Pharmacy England responded to positively. [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is currently unable to confirm whether or not NHS prescription charges will be uplifted in 2024. The NHS prescription charge and the cost of Prescription Pre-payment Certificates (PPCs) are reviewed annually with changes usually made in April, but this year the Government has yet to conclude consideration [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Guanfacine (Intuniv®) 2mg and 3mg modified-release tablets. MSN/2024/037 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 28th March 2024 Guanfacine 2mg and 3mg modified-release (MR) tablets are out of stock until w/c 6 May 2024. Guanfacine 1mg and 4mg MR tablets [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes. MSN/2024/036 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 28th March 2024 Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes are currently out of stock until early May 2024. Midazolam oromucosal solution pre-filled syringes 2.5mg/0.5ml, 5mg/1ml, 7.5mg/1.5ml and 10mg/2ml [...]

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Update 2nd April 2024: The 3rd price concession update published below on 28 March 2024 is the final update for March. There are no further price concessions to announce.   Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department [...]

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