The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 58) contains some useful information and advice on: Tax credits to end on Saturday 5 April 2025 Pharmacy First – completing a supply within the Patient Group Direction (PGD) Endorsing Not Dispensed items Real
Read moreDrug alert number: EL (25)A/05 Date issued: 5 February 2025 CNX Therapeutics is recalling the batches listed in this notification as a precautionary measure due to a small number of packs that contain an additional tablet of Nitrofurantoin. The registered product is a capsule containing powder and two yellow tablets. Nitrofurantoin 100 mg Prolonged-Release capsules
Read moreAccording to the Shortage of Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) National Patient Safety Alert (NPSA) published on 18 December 2024, Creon® will remain in limited supply until 2026 and alternatives such as Nutrizym® 22 capsules and Pancrex V® capsules and powder are intermittently available but are unable to fully cover the gap in supply. One of the
Read moreThe following price concessions granted in January 2025 have rolled over to February 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £1.21 Prucalopride 2mg tablets 28 £10.00 Please note any rolled over prices can be adjusted upwards if we receive reports from pharmacy owners to indicate suppliers’ selling prices have increased. The
Read moreFollowing 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 (31/01/2025) announced the following final list of price concessions for January 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £1.21 Alfacalcidol 250nanogram capsules 30 £2.56 Amantadine
Read moreTwo new blood glucose sensors, FreeStyle Libre® 3 Plus sensors and CareSens Air® Sensor have been added to the Appliances section in Part IXA of the February 2025 Drug Tariff. At the same time, both sensors have also been included in the Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted (DND) list (Part II of the Drug Tariff). As
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 7 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 February 2025. This takes the total
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Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free is now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP078 Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free expires at 23.59pm on Friday 31 January 2025. After this date, any prescriptions
Read moreJanet Morrison, Chief Executive of Community Pharmacy England, has recorded a message for pharmacy owners about Pharmacy First. Part of a series of video messages released to mark one year since the NHS Pharmacy First service began, Janet shares her reflections on the service. Watch the video: Community Pharmacy England has also published video
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