Over 80% of pharmacy organisations have now received the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) functionality for Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC). RTEC enables community pharmacy teams to automatically check if a patient holds a valid exemption reason for entitlement to free NHS prescriptions. If RTEC confirms that a patient holds a valid exemption reason, pharmacy
Read moreCommunity pharmacy contractors are reminded that they must ensure that the correct flu vaccines are being used for each patient cohort and that this is being recorded accurately in the patient’s clinical record for the NHS Flu Vaccination Service. PSNC has been made aware that there have been cases where the standard egg-cultured quadrivalent influenza
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Capimune® (ciclosporin) 25mg, 50mg and 100mg capsules. MSN/2022/096 Tier 3 – High impact Date of issue 7th November 2022 Capimune® brand of ciclosporin 25mg, 50mg and 100mg capsules are out of stock until mid-December 2022. Deximune® brand of ciclosporin 25mg, 50mg
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Dipyridamole 100mg tablets. MSN/2022/095 Tier 2 – Medium impact Date of issue 7th November 2022 Dipyridamole 100mg tablets are out of stock until early December 2022. Limited stock of dipyridamole 25mg tablets and dipyridamole 50mg/5mL oral solution remains available but cannot
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for NovoRapid FlexPen® (Insulin aspart) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled pens. MSN/2022/093 Tier 3 – High impact Date of issue 4th November 2022 NovoRapid FlexPen® is out of stock until week commencing 21st November 2022. NovoRapid Penfill® (Insulin aspart) 100units/ml cartridges
Read moreFollowing representations from PSNC, the Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the special container status of the following nine unlicensed medicines listed in Part VIIIB of the Drug Tariff from 1 November 2022: Ciprofloxacin 0.3% ear drops (10ml) Clonazepam 2.5mg/ml drops (10ml) Coal tar 10% ointment (100g) Coal tar 5% ointment (100g)
Read moreSteve Brine MP has been elected as Chair of the influential House of Commons Health & Social Care Committee. Mr Brine takes over from Jeremy Hunt MP who was recently appointed to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr Brine, Conservative MP for Winchester, was first elected in 2010 and was previously pharmacy minister under Theresa
Read moreThe Chief Executives of Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund have co-authored a blog about the community pharmacy vision and strategy project commissioned by PSNC. In the blog the project leads describe the opportunity to broaden the role of community pharmacy and to maximise its potential as a key part of primary care. They reference
Read morePSNC Chief Executive Janet Morrison OBE this week took part in a briefing session of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy, in Westminster Hall. Alongside representatives from AIM, CCA, NPA and RPS, Janet briefed a group of 18 Parliamentarians on the support the sector needs to unlock the full potential of community pharmacy. She conveyed
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Chlordiazepoxide 5mg and 10mg capsules. MSN/2022/092 Tier 3 – High impact Date of issue 2nd November 2022 All suppliers of Chlordiazepoxide 10mg and 5mg capsules are currently out of stock until w/c 7th November 2022 Viatris expect to have sufficient stock
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