In our latest blog, Gary Warner, Community Pharmacy England Regional Representative for the South East and independent pharmacy owner, provides insight on the key topics discussed at our November 2023 Committee meeting. The update talks about the significance of the agreement of a national Pharmacy First service for community pharmacy, patients and the NHS. Gary
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England met in London for a full Committee Meeting on 22nd and 23rd November 2023. Committee Members spent time discussing important matters such as the implementation of Pharmacy First and their core asks for the future Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), informed by sector polling. The packed two-day meeting agenda included action planning
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England has today written to the Chancellor to express deep concern about the financial impact of the increase in the National Living Wage (NLW) for 2024. In last week’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that the NLW is set to increase from £10.42 to £11.44. We estimate that the additional cost to 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 (30/11/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for November 2023: Please note the following two lines have been revised upwards following mid-month price changes reported by pharmacy owners,
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Medicine Supply Notifications or Supply Disruption Alerts, issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England (NHSE) sometimes include recommendations for prescribers to consider unlicensed alternatives. These products are not always available on prescribing systems for GPs to select, often due to delays in adding the information on the NHS Dictionary
Read moreDrug alert number: EL (23)A/39 Date issued: 30 November 2023 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 3 medicines recall for: Fluenz® Tetra nasal spray suspension PLGB 17901/034 SNOMED Code: 27114211000001105 Batch Number Printed Expiry Date Amended Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed TH2127 28-Dec-23 23-Dec-23 10 sprayers 30-Aug-23 TH2127B
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England will be hosting a series of webinars to help pharmacy owners and their teams to prepare for the new Pharmacy First service, and changes to the Contraception and Hypertension Case-Finding Services. Over the last couple of weeks, a huge amount of information, guidance and resources have been published on the service developments
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Fluticasone 400microgram/unit dose nasal drops. MSN/2023/108 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 28th November 2023 Flixonase Nasal Drops are being discontinued, with stock exhausted by the end of December 2023 Generic fluticasone 400microgram/unit dose nasal drops (Aspire Pharma) are
Read moreThe Drug Tariff Preface published monthly lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 December 2023. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Dicycloverine 10mg/5ml oral solution. MSN/2023/109 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 28th November 2023 Dicycloverine 10mg/5ml oral solution is in short supply until early January 2024. Dicycloverine 10mg tablets remain available and can support increased demand. Alternative liquid formulations
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