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Following the Government decisions to increase in the NHS prescription charge and introduce a HRT prescription prepayment certificate from 1st April 2023, PSNC has designed two posters that can be displayed in community pharmacies. PSNC’s Prescription Charge Card confirms the new NHS prescription charge of £9.65 per item, explaining that this is a tax from the Government [...]

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Update 09/06/23 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) for Progynova® TS 100micrograms/24hours transdermal patches (SSP052) was due to expire 9 June 2023 but have been further extended to Friday 8 September 2023. In response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply [...]

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Drug alert number: EL(23)A/11 Date issued: 21 March 2023 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for: Sildenafil 10mg/ml Oral Suspension (Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd) – PL 00427/0258 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed SLD22002 April 2025 122ml June 2022 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: Sildenafil (as Citrate) [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that that the following product will have a redetermination due to late notification of a price increase, this will apply from December 2022 to February 2023: Mebeverine 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (300ml) – £205.70 (instead of £187.00) Pharmacy contractors should note that this is [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that from 1st April 2023, the NHS prescription charge will increase to £9.65 per prescription item (note: some items may incur more than one charge). Amendments to the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations have been laid before Parliament which will introduce changes [...]

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