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Pharmacy contractors should note that any NHS prescriptions for the original FreeStyle Libre Sensors submitted for payment after the end of December 2022 will not be passed for payment.  This is because only devices listed in the Appliances section in Part IX (Parts IXA, IXB and IXC) of the Drug Tariff are allowed on NHS prescriptions. Abbott [...]

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Drug alert number: EL(22)A/42 Date issued: 10 October 2022 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for: Amiodarone Hydrochloride 50 mg/ml Concentrate for Solution for Injection/Infusion – Hameln pharma ltd – PL 25215/0026 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 210505 03/2024 10 x 3 ml [...]

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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 October 2022. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. § Selected [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (23/09/2022) granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aciclovir 400mg tablets 56 £3.08 Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £3.21 Atenolol 50mg tablets 28 £1.70 Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution 300 £5.90 Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment 4 £4.27 Cilostazol 100mg tablets 56 £14.99 [...]

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As a further update to our article about Monday 19th September being declared a Bank Holiday at short notice, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer David Webb has issued a statement about the dispensing of controlled drugs in instalments. This makes provision for pharmacists to make instalment supplies in advance of the Bank Holiday, at their discretion. “Opioid [...]

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