Pharmacy contractors can now submit their claims for NHS pharmaceutical services delivered in November 2021 by submitting their FP34Cs through the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal between 1-5 December. To secure access to earlier advance payments on 9 December (for November 2021 prescriptions), contractors must submit their FP34Cs through MYS by the end of Sunday 5 December....
In response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Lipitor® 20mg chewable tablets , a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) has been issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Effective today, 18 November 2021, SSP013 provides that for every Lipitor® 20mg chewable tablet originally prescribed, one Atorvastatin 20mg tablet must be supplied. SSP013,...
Drug alert number: EL (21)A/30 MDR Number: MDR 268-08/21 Date issued: 18 November 2021 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a Class 2 medicines recall for IKERVIS 1 mg/ml eye drops, emulsion and VERKAZIA 1 mg/ml eye drops, emulsion (SANTEN Oy (trading as Santen UK Limited)) Brief description of the problem...
A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 15 Issue 4 November 2021) has been published and includes articles on: Yellow fever vaccine (Stamaril): new pre-vaccination checklist Adrenaline auto-injectors: reminder for prescribers to support safe and effective use COVID-19 vaccines and medicines: updates for November 2021 Letters and medicine recalls...
PSNC has updated its payment timetable and deadline tracker to assist community pharmacy contractors with checking and/or claiming payments for the following services: Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2021/22 C-19 Lateral Flow Device Distribution Service Hypertension Case-Finding Service Flu Vaccination Service Pandemic Delivery Service Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) Appliance Use Review Service (AUR) New Medicine...
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