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Community Pharmacy England has been informed that the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is seeing an increase in prescriptions where patients are claiming prescription charge exemption by selecting the “HRT only prescription prepayment certificate” exemption reason for products that are not covered by the HRT Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC). For example, patients are incorrectly [...]

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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, with the support of Novo Nordisk Ltd, the Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the special container status of Rybelsus® (semaglutide) tablets. From 1 April 2024, all three strengths of Rybelsus® tablets (3mg, 7mg and 14mg) will be re-classified as special containers to be supplied as [...]

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The new FreeStyle Libre® 2 Plus sensors recently launched by Abbott Diabetes Care Ltd have been added to the Appliances section in Part IXA of the April 2024 Drug Tariff.  At the same time, the sensors have also been included in the Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted (DND) list (Part II of the Drug Tariff). [...]

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The start of April 2024, marks the end of the five-year Contractual Framework arrangement which was agreed in the summer of 2019. Negotiations on the arrangements for the coming financial year – 2024/25 – are still in progress between Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England. Until these [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), under the direction of Ministers, has this week published the April Drug Tariff introducing changes to their approach to concessions pricing. These changes, which are untested, have been imposed by the Government without our agreement and Community Pharmacy England opposes them in the strongest terms. No recovery [...]

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