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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (24/05/2024) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for May 2024. This announcement comes late in the month and follows the decision by DHSC, under the direction of Ministers, to impose changes to concessions pricing from April 2024 to try to manage purchase margins. DHSC [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed that prescriptions requesting Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension (Special Order)  submitted as dispensed in February and March 2024 will be reimbursed based on the product endorsed. Prescriptions submitted as dispensed in February or March 2024 will  be reimbursed as [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Humulin® S (insulin soluble human) 100units/ml solution for injection 10ml vials. This MSN is the second of two covering supply issues with insulin vials. The first MSN (MSN/2024/053) issued on 09/05/24 covered Humalog® vials. This MSN (MSN/2024/057) covers Humulin® S (insulin [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid MSN/2024/056 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 16th May 2024 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid is out of stock. Resupply date is to be confirmed. Generic carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free remains available but is [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) MSN/2024/054 Tier 2 medium impact Date of issue: 9th May 2024 Creon® 10,000 and 25,000 gastro-resistant capsules are in limited supply until 2026. Nutrizym® 22 capsules are out of stock until mid-August 2024 Pancrex V® capsules [...]

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