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Drug Reimbursement – Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension
Since February 2024, a licensed version of Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension became available. Therefore, for prescriptions dispensed in February and March 2024:
where there is an endorsement for the licensed product, then reimbursement will…
Drug Tariff news - Part IIIA Professional Fees (Pharmacy Contractors)
The following text has been removed from the September 2015 Drug Tariff:
Additional fee for March 2015 for pharmacy contractors
In the month of March 2015 only, pharmacy contractors (England and Wales) will receive an additional fee. This fee is…
Drug Tariff Part IX
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EPS data sent to practices in November 2017
Increased use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) offers benefits for patients, GP practices and pharmacies.
As part of our work to help realise these benefits for the NHS, we recently wrote to GP practices across the country to highlight…
Information Services Portal (ISP) reports migrating to ePACT2
NHSBSA Information Services is undergoing a major technology overhaul. Our legacy mainframe system, which feeds a number of reports currently reported through Information Services Portal (ISP) will be decommissioned by January 2019.
This means…
Serious shortage protocols (SSPs)
In February 2019, the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 were changed to introduce SSPs.
Further changes came into force in July 2019, in the NHS (amendments relating to serious shortage protocols) Regulations 2019.
If the Department of…
eRD information for patients
If you are already receiving, or have agreed to receive, electronic prescriptions and you get regular or repeat medicines that do not change, your GP may have moved you on to electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD). This means your GP can send your…
Medicines Data and the dm+d
Suppliers of medicinal products and medical devices have a vital role to play in maintaining the dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d). The dm+d is the recognised NHS standard (SCC10052) for identifying and communicating medicinal product and…
GP and Pharmacy support: open days, webinars and newsletters
We hold regular webinars and open days for prescribing and dispensing contractors on topics ranging from endorsing and referred backs to batch submissions and switching.
Online sessions last approximately 60 minutes.
In-person open days take…
Endorsing Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs)
What is an SSP?
If the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) decides there is a serious shortage of a specific medicine or appliance, they may issue a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP).
Under an SSP, pharmacists have the power to dispense an…