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August 2024 Price Concessions 2nd Update

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 (23/08/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for August 2024: Community Pharmacy England and DHSC are still working to finalise concessionary prices for Apixaban tablets. We will share [...]

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Medicine Supply Notification: Norethisterone (Noriday® ) 350microgram tablets

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Norethisterone (Noriday®) 350microgram tablets MSN/2024/088 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 22nd August 2024 Norethisterone (Noriday®) 350microgram tablets will be out of stock from late August 2024 until early December 2024. Desogestrel 75microgram tablets remain available and can support [...]

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Medicine Supply Notification: Naltrexone 50mg tablets

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Naltrexone 50mg tablets MSN/2024/087 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 22nd August 2024 Naltrexone 50mg tablets (Accord) are in limited supply until early September 2024 and then out of stock until late October 2024. Naltrexone (Adepend®) 50mg tablets (AOP [...]

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Medicine Supply Notification: Methylphenidate prolonged-release tablets

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Methylphenidate prolonged-release tablets MSN/2024/086 Tier 3 high impact Date of issue: 22nd August 2024 Methylphenidate prolonged-release tablet brands are in limited supply and intermittent regional supply disruptions are expected to continue until October 2024. Lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse®, Elvanse Adult®) capsules remain available [...]

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EPS rolls out for Detained Estate prescribers

NHS England has announced that from September 2024, the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) will be extended to Detained Estate health services in England. This extension will allow prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and urgent prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, removing the need for use of paper FP10 forms. Most [...]

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