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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 (22/08/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for August 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Amiloride 5mg tablets 28 £14.25 Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £18.46 Atorvastatin 20mg tablets [...]

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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 (18/08/2023) announced the following initial list of price concessions for August 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets 168 £23.80 Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £4.19 Atorvastatin [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Disulfiram 200mg tablets. MSN/2023/076 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 16th August 2023 Disulfiram 200mg tablets are out of stock until late August 2023. Unlicensed supplies of Disulfiram 200mg tablets may be sourced, lead times vary. Unlicensed imports The [...]

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Community Pharmacy England has successfully appealed to increase the price concession granted in July 2023 for Atorvastatin 80mg tablets to £3.91 from the previously imposed £3.45. During the month of July 2023 our Dispensing and Supply Team received an exceptionally high volume of reports from pharmacies unable to obtain Atorvastatin 80mg tablets at the published [...]

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As part of the Year 4 & 5 funding settlement for community pharmacy, it was agreed that an urgent review of the price concession setting system would take place. Since this announcement, Community Pharmacy England has been working with Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to determine improvements to the price concession system. As part of a [...]

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