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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 (31/10/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for October 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Atomoxetine 10mg capsules 28 £45.59 Amisulpride 200mg tablets 60 £31.19 Betahistine 16mg [...]

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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 (27/10/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for October 2023: Please note the following two lines have been revised upwards following mid-month price changes reported by pharmacy owners, the revised [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England, DHSC agreed to the following redeterminations for the September and October 2023 Drug Tariffs: the addition of licensed Omeprazole 1mg/1ml oral suspension sugar free (75ml) to Category C based on Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd the deletion of unlicensed Omeprazole 5mg/5ml oral suspension from Part VIIIB Payment for September and [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets. MSN/2023/100 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 24th October 2023 Generic lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets are out of stock until mid-February 2024. Branded lamotrigine (Lamictal®) 2mg and 5mg dispersible tablets remain available but cannot fully [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Bisacodyl (Dulcolax®) 5mg suppositories. MSN/2023/099 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 23rd October 2023 Bisacodyl (Dulcolax®) 5mg suppositories are out of stock until w/c 18th December 2023. Glycerol 2g (children’s size) suppositories remain available but are unable to support [...]

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