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    • 29TH MARCH 2023

    Medicine Supply Notification: Triptorelin acetate (Gonapeptyl® Depot) 3.75mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection pre-filled syringes

    Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Triptorelin acetate (Gonapeptyl® Depot) 3.75mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection pre-filled syringes. MSN/2023/037 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 29th March 2023 Triptorelin acetate (Gonapeptyl Depot®) 3.75mg powder and solvent for suspension for injection prefilled syringes are

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    • 29TH MARCH 2023

    Services: 31st March and 5th April deadlines

    Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that a number of services and Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) deadlines are approaching; this news story provides a summary of these deadlines. 31st March 2023 Deadline/end of service Further information Work to meet the majority* of the PQS 2022/23 Domains needs to be completed Contractors must have evidence to demonstrate

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    • 29TH MARCH 2023

    Dexcom One products to be exempt from discount deduction

    Dexcom One products will enter the Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted (DND) list (Part II of the Drug Tariff) from 1st April 2023. The assumed level of discount normally applied when community pharmacy contractors dispense medicines and appliances will no longer be applied to Dexcom One products. Following representations from PSNC supported by

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    • 29TH MARCH 2023

    Drug Tariff Watch – April 2023

    The 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 April 2023. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item

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    • 28TH MARCH 2023

    New Flat Fee payment to be introduced from April 2023

    As part of the Year 4 & 5 funding settlement for community pharmacy, it was agreed that a new Flat Fee payment would be introduced from April 2023. This would be paid to all contractors who dispense at least 101 items a month, up to a national total of £70m on an annual basis. See

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    • 28TH MARCH 2023

    Medicine Supply Notification: Estradiol (Progynova® TS) 100micrograms/24hours transdermal patches

    Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estradiol (Progynova® TS) 100micrograms/24hours transdermal patches. MSN/2023/035 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 28th March 2023 Estradiol (Progynova® TS) 100microgram/24hours patches are out of stock until w/c 5th June 2023. An alternative brand of estradiol patches, FemSeven®, of the

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    • 28TH MARCH 2023

    Changes to discount deduction arrangements from April 2023

    The Drug Tariff for April 2023 will contain changes to the discount deduction arrangements for pharmacy contractors, including changes which PSNC rejected, and are subsequently being imposed. The changes being implemented from 1 April include: All concession lines to be considered as Group Items for Discount Not Deducted i.e. DND or zero discount (ZD) items

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    • 28TH MARCH 2023

    SSPs issued for Progynova® TS 100mcg/24hr patches

    In response to a significant ongoing disruption to the supply of Progynova® TS 100micrograms/24hours transdermal patches, a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) has been issued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Effective today, 28 March 2023, SSP052 provides that for every Progynova® TS 100micrograms/24hours transdermal patch originally prescribed, one FemSeven® 100 patch must be supplied. SSP052,

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    • 28TH MARCH 2023

    PQS: Updated antibiotic review data published

    The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has updated their antibiotic review spreadsheet for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2022/23. As part of the Prevention domain, contractors are required to carry out a TARGET leaflet review (further details of the requirements can be found on the PSNC PQS hub page under the ‘Domain 4 – Prevention’

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    • 28TH MARCH 2023

    Last few days to submit valproate audit data

    7,410 contractors have submitted their valproate audit data; have you submitted your data yet? By 31st March 2023, all community pharmacy contractors must have completed the 2022/23 national clinical audit on valproate over a six-week consecutive period and have submitted their data via the Valproate audit 2022/23 tab on MYS. This is a mandatory contractual

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