Update 15/11/24 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Ramipril 2.5mg tablets (SSP071) was due to expire 15 November 2024 but has been further extended to Friday 29 November 2024. Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a [...]
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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 8 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 August 2024. This takes the total [...]
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A video explaining the recent improvements to the price concessions process is now available for community pharmacy teams to watch. Part of Community Pharmacy England’s ‘Funding & Reimbursement Shorts’ series, the new video guides viewers through recent changes to the price concession process. The regular series of short videos, launched to enhance understanding of common [...]
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Pharmacy teams should be aware that the following three HRT medicines have been discontinued and will be removed from the list of medicines covered by the HRT PPC on 1 August 2024: Bedol® 2mg tablets Climanor® 5mg tablets Clinorette® tablets As Climanor® 5mg tablets is now discontinued, the generic Medroxyprogesterone 5mg tablets will also be removed from the [...]
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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 55) contains some useful information and advice on: Prescription switching – reduce the chances of it happening to you NHS Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPC) Medicines covered by the Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate [...]
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