Monthly Archives: January 2025

Community pharmacies are reminded that Inclisiran (Leqvio®) 284mg/1.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringe is available to order from the nominated wholesaler AAH UK at a nominal charge of £45 per pack for supply against NHS prescriptions, as agreed within the commercial agreement between Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd and NHS England. A summary of the current [...]

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New wording will be added to Part VIC of the February 2025 Drug Tariff to advise that where claims are submitted for Pharmacy First and the data provided indicates the service was not provided in accordance with the appropriate Patient Group Direction (PGD) or service specification, the payments may be withheld by the NHS Business [...]

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A new provision has been agreed from February 2025 which provides pharmacy owners with a longer time period to claim for provision of certain services if IT issues outside of a pharmacy owner’s control have prevented them from making a claim within the required time period. This new provision applies to the following services: Hypertension [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has today hosted representatives of 35 Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs) for in-person negotiation training with the independent consultancy, PA consulting.   PA Consulting has extensive experience working across Government and advising on policy making and investment strategy. During 2024/25 they ran a series of negotiation training sessions for Community Pharmacy England committee members [...]

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This is the tenth of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. Remote Pharmacy First consultations can be provided by a pharmacist who is not present on [...]

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