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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (15/03/2024) announced the following initial list of price concessions for March 2024: Drug  Pack size Price concession Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £1.83 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £7.89 Aripiprazole [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Jext® 300micrograms/0.3ml (adrenaline 1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pen. MSN/2024/030 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 14th March 2024 Jext® 300micrograms/0.3ml (adrenaline 1 in 1000) solution for injection auto-injector pens will be out of stock until w/c [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Prochlorperazine (Stemetil®) 12.5mg/ml solution for injection ampoules. MSN/2024/029 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 12th March 2024 Prochlorperazine (Stemetil®) 12.5mg/ml solution for injection ampoules are out of stock until mid-April 2024. Due to ongoing supply issues with prochlorperazine buccal [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the February 2024 concessionary prices for the following medicines: Drug Pack size Price concession for February 2024 Baclofen 10mg tablets 84 £4.33 (previously £2.78) Etoricoxib 90mg tablets 28 £18.17 (previously £12.52) Mometasone [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials. This MSN supersedes the National Patient Safety Alert issued on 26 February 2024. MSN/2024/028 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 6th March 2024 The supply position of salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml and 5mg/2.5ml nebules [...]

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