Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Dioralyte® oral rehydration sachets. MSN/2022/082 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 30th September 2022 Dioralyte® oral rehydration sachets are expected to be in limited supply until late December 2022. Limited stock of Dioralyte® Relief oral powder sachets remain available
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Nafarelin (Synarel®) 200microgram/dose nasal spray. MSN/2022/081 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 30th September 2022 Nafarelin (Synarel®) 200microgram/dose nasal spray is out of stock until late-December 2022. Buserelin (Suprecur®) nasal 150microgram/dose spray is out of stock until late-December 2022
Read moreFollowing the announcement of the CPCF arrangements for 2022/23 and 2023/24, this follow up lays out some of the changes to margin delivery and fees, which will be enacted over the second half of 2022/23 and going into 2023/24. A summary of the main changes contractors will experience is: Margin delivery rates will increase from
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (30/09/2022) granted the following list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £78.00 Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 28 £45.00 Aripiprazole 1mg/ml oral solution 150 £105.87 Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 £37.55 Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 300 £3.91 Citalopram 10mg tablets
Read morePSNC has today published its 2021/22 annual report, setting out the work that it did on behalf of community pharmacy contractors in the previous financial year. The report covers the key achievements and ongoing projects that PSNC worked on, including reaching a deal for reimbursement of contractors’ COVID costs and work to develop the Community
Read moreNHS Digital has published several NHS Profile Manager tutorial videos on YouTube. The NHS Profile Manager tool combines the NHS website profile editor and Directory of Services (DoS) Profile Updater. The new NHS Profile Manager replaces the two older information updaters, and prevents contractors from having to input the same information onto two different platforms.
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Dulaglutide (Trulicity®) 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3mg and 4.5mg solution for injection devices. MSN/2022/079 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 30th September 2022 Supplies of dulaglutide (Trulicity®) 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 3mg and 4.5mg solution for injection devices are limited until January 2023,
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Semaglutide (Ozempic®) 1mg/0.74ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled disposable device. MSN/2022/080 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 30th September 2022 Ozempic® 1mg solution for injection is out of stock until week commencing 17th October 2022. Thereafter, supply will only
Read moreFollowing discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England as part of Year 4 negotiations, it has been agreed that the required notice periods for changes to supplementary opening hours will reduce. Community pharmacy contractors who want to change their supplementary opening hours are required by their terms of service
Read moreContractors are reminded that they must ensure the correct flu vaccines are being used for each patient cohort within the NHS flu vaccination service. Please note, there is no provision for the use of standard egg-cultured quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVe) in the 65 years and over patient cohort. As set out in the reimbursement flu
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