The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is currently unable to confirm whether or not NHS prescription charges will be uplifted in 2024. The NHS prescription charge and the cost of Prescription Pre-payment Certificates (PPCs) are reviewed annually with changes usually made in April, but this year the Government has yet to conclude consideration
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), under the direction of Ministers, has this week published the April Drug Tariff introducing changes to their approach to concessions pricing. These changes, which are untested, have been imposed by the Government without our agreement and Community Pharmacy England opposes them in the strongest terms. No recovery
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England Chief Executive Janet Morrison has contacted the chair of the Health and Social Care Committee Steve Brine MP following the Committee’s latest pharmacy inquiry session earlier this week (26 March). At this week’s session the Committee heard from pharmacy minister, Andrea Leadsom MP, as well as from Amanda Doyle and David Webb
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 (28/03/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for March 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £2.49 Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 £5.64 Benzylpenicillin
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Guanfacine (Intuniv®) 2mg and 3mg modified-release tablets. MSN/2024/037 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 28th March 2024 Guanfacine 2mg and 3mg modified-release (MR) tablets are out of stock until w/c 6 May 2024. Guanfacine 1mg and 4mg MR tablets
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes. MSN/2024/036 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 28th March 2024 Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tubes are currently out of stock until early May 2024. Midazolam oromucosal solution pre-filled syringes 2.5mg/0.5ml, 5mg/1ml, 7.5mg/1.5ml and 10mg/2ml
Read morePharmacy owners and their teams are being asked to share their experiences through the 2024 Pharmacy Pressures Survey. The situation for community pharmacy is at crisis point, and in this short video our Chief Executive Janet Morrison explains how you can help to support our work pressing for sustainable funding. Community Pharmacy continues to provide
Read morePharmacy owners and their teams are being asked to share their experiences through the 2024 Pharmacy Pressures Survey. The situation for community pharmacy is at crisis point, and in this short video our Chief Executive Janet Morrison explains how you can help to support our work pressing for sustainable funding. Community Pharmacy continues to provide
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Community pharmacy owners and their teams only have a few days left to share their experiences through the 2024 Pharmacy Pressures Survey before it closes at 23.59 on Tuesday 2nd April. We are encouraging everyone who works in a community pharmacy in England to tell us more about the ongoing impact of key issues such
Read moreA new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 17 Issue 8 March 2024) has been published and includes articles on: Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in February 2024. To see the latest MHRA Drug Safety Updates in full, visit the GOV.uk website. The post MHRA Drug Safety Update: March
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