The Government has announced an increase to the NHS prescription charge of 20 pence, to £8.80 per prescription item. This change will come into effect from 1st April 2018.
The cost of prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) has remained the same for a further year, with the price of a three-month PPC at £29.10 and a 12-month PPC at £104. PPCs offer savings for...
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Feb
27
Prescription Charge Rise April 2018
Feb
22
Class 2 MHRA drug alert Ventolin 200mcg and Seretide 50mcg/250mcg Accuhaler
Class 2 MHRA drug alerts – Ventolin Accuhaler 200mcg and Seretide 50mcg/250mcg Accuhaler (Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd)
Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd is recalling two batches of Ventolin Accuhaler and one batch of Seretide 50 microgram / 250 microgram because a manufacturing issue has been identified which has resulted in a small number of units not delivering the full numbe...
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Feb
22
Is Automation the Answer?
With ever increasing pressures on dispensing practices, it is becoming more of a challenge to manage the provision of healthcare to remote populations whilst maintaining profitability.
If we factor in the declining reimbursement for dispensing medication [Cat M] and the drop in Manufacturers’ Discount Schemes [MDS] some practice dispensaries may be running at very little p...
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Feb
22
Flu Information Update
NHS England is now advising all practices to use the adjuvanted trivalent vaccine (Fluad - Seqirus) for all patients over 65 and a quadrivalent vaccine for any ‘at risk’ groups including pregnant women aged 18-65 years.
This decision has been based on clinical evidence from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and cost effectiveness studies by Public H...
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Feb
12
UPDATED FINAL Price Concessions Jan 2018
The Department of Health and Social Care (09/02/2018) granted final price concessions for January 2018.
The new additions to the January 2018 price concession list are below:
Drug
Pack size
Price Concession
Bicalutamide 50mg tablets
28
£14.50
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