The new FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensors recently launched by Abbott Diabetes Care Ltd have been added to the Appliances section in Part IXA of the January 2024 Drug Tariff). At the same time, the sensors have also been included in the Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted (DND) list (Part II of the Drug Tariff).
Read moreOn the 20th November 2023, Kyowa Kirin International UK NewCo Ltd increased its list prices for the following Adcal-D3 products: Product Pack size Previous list price New list price from 20 November 2023 Adcal-D3 750mg/200unit caplets 112 £2.95 £3.54 Adcal-D3 Lemon chewable tablets 56 £3.65 £4.38 Adcal-D3 Lemon chewable tablets 112 £7.49 £8.99 Adcal-D3 chewable
Read moreWith New Year’s Day (1 January 2024) occurring in the first five days of the FP34C submission window, pharmacy owners will have an extra day, until the end of 6 January 2024, to submit their December FP34Cs using the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal and to dispatch their prescription bundle to the relevant pricing division
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Phosphate Sandoz® (sodium dihydrogen phosphate anhydrous 1.936g) effervescent tablets. MSN/2023/121 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 22nd December 2023 Phosphate Sandoz® effervescent tablets are in limited supply until late March 2024. Unlicensed supplies of sodium acid (dihydrogen) phosphate 1mmol
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Sando-K ® (potassium chloride 600mg and potassium bicarbonate 400mg [total potassium 12mmol] effervescent tablets. MSN/2023/120 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 22nd December 2023 Sando-K ® effervescent tablets are in limited supply until late February 2024. Potassium chloride 600mg
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Testosterone (Testim®) 50mg/5g transdermal gel unit dose tubes. MSN/2023/118 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 21st December 2023 Testosterone (Testim®) 50mg/5g transdermal gel unit dose tubes are being discontinued with stock exhausted by the end of December 2023. Alternative
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Estradiol (Estring®) 7.5micrograms/24hours vaginal delivery system. MSN/2023/119 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 21st December 2023 Estring® 7.5micrograms/24hours vaginal delivery system is out of stock until February 2024, with intermittent availability expected until November 2024. Alternative estradiol and estriol
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 January 2024. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item
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 (22/12/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for December 2023. Community Pharmacy England has received a large number of reports of products not available at their Drug
Read moreThe Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January 2024 has been published by DHSC on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. Based on our analysis of the Category M price list for January 2024, Community Pharmacy England estimates: There will be an overall reduction to reimbursement of approximately £35m per quarter on like-for-like Category M
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