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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 60) contains some useful information and advice on: CPAF screening questionnaire closes Thursday 31 July 2025 NHS Pharmacy First Service: fixed payment arrangement and capping changes NHS Pharmacy First Service: claim window changes Help [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP083 Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets expires at 23.59pm on Tuesday 22nd July 2025. After this date, any prescriptions for Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release [...]

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Update: 11 July 2025 DHSC have provided an update that Bumetanide 1mg tablets are in limited supply until late July 2025 National Patient Safety Alert: Shortage Of Bumetanide 1mg Tablets National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2025/003/DHSC Date issued: 03 July 2025 Explanation of identified safety issue Bumetanide 1mg tablets are out of stock until [...]

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MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Tamoxifen 20mg Film-Coated Tablets (Wockhardt UK Ltd) Drug Alert Number: EL(25)A/31 Date issued: 30 June 2025 Wockhardt UK Limited is recalling the above batch as a precautionary measure following the identification of a dissolution failure during stability testing. DMRC reference number:DMRC-35980389 Marketing Authorisation Holder:Wockhardt UK Ltd Medicine Details Product name: Tamoxifen 20mg [...]

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As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video introducing the Pricing Audit Team (PAT). The Pricing Audit Team undertake monthly audit checks to verify the accuracy of NHS pricing across prescriptions and the Margin Survey. For prescription pricing, pharmacy accounts are audited [...]

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