During the month of July 2022, PSNC received several reports from contractors unable to obtain Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets (56) at the published Drug Tariff price of £4.24. PSNC submitted a request for a price concession, which was granted and subsequently published but this was later withdrawn after confirmation from the Department of Health and
Read moreFollowing applications made by PSNC to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), a further 28 new products entered the list of ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) in Part II of the Drug Tariff from 1 August 2022: Click here to view the 28 products
Read morePSNC entered negotiations on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) for 2022/23 with NHS England (NHSE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in late spring, and we know that contractors and LPCs are rightly anxious to know the outcomes of those discussions. We and officials from DHSC and NHSE agreed to an
Read moreNational Patient Safety Alert: Class 1 Medicines Recall Notification: Recall of Mexiletine hydrochloride 50mg, 100mg and 200 mg Hard Capsules, Clinigen Healthcare Ltd, due to a potential for underdosing and/or overdosing National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2022/007/MHRA Date issued: 4th August 2022 Clinigen Healthcare Ltd is initiating a recall of three batches of Mexiletine
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Aripiprazole 10mg tablets. MSN/2022/066 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 3rd August 2022 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets are in limited supply until late August 2022. Alternative strengths and formulations of aripiprazole remain available, but no individual product can support a
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Fluticasone 125microgram / Salmeterol 25microgram (Combisal®) pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI). MSN/2022/065 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 3rd August 2022 Fluticasone 125microgram / Salmeterol 25microgram (Combisal®) pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) is out of stock until late-September 2022.
Read moreFollowing the rollout of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) functionality for Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC), PSNC has received many queries from contractors. A sample of these questions is included further below. Overview RTEC allows pharmacy teams to check digitally if patients are eligible for free NHS prescriptions because they hold a specific
Read moreThe Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG), of which PSNC is a member, has submitted a formal response to Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into ‘Digital Transformation in the NHS’. The inquiry is exploring the current use of digital technology within the NHS and is examining changes that could result in improved service
Read morePSNC has agreed to take forward a comprehensive new programme of work to address the 21 RSG proposals that were directed at the Committee. Alongside that, the Committee has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting LPCs through the proposed changes for them, and to working together with LPCs on the 10 joint PSNC and LPC proposals.
Read morePSNC is becoming increasingly concerned about the sustained pressures on medicines supply and the very serious impact that this is having on community pharmacy teams and their patients. As we move into the second half of the year, we are asking contractors and their teams to continue using our regular reporting tools to help us
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