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Drug Tariff News - January Part VIIIA Reimbursement Prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the January Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement price for
Amitriptyline 50mg tablets £3.40
Buspirone 5mg tablets £19.54
Candesartan 2mg tablets £2.25
Dapsone 50mg tablets £46.19
Exemestane 25mg…
Drug Tariff News - February Part VIIIA reimbursement prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the February Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for the following items will be:
Amitriptyline 50mg tablets £3.50
Candesartan 2mg tablets £2.25
Dapsone 50mg tablets £46.19
Exemestane 25mg…
Part IX Guidance to manufacturers and suppliers of medical devices
Following the publication by the European Commission of a correction to the 13 May 2016 list of harmonized standards under the European Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices,…
Help your patients understand how their prescription information is used and protected
A new data privacy law will be introduced in the UK in May 2018. As a result, we’ve published a new privacy notice to make it easier for patients to find out how the NHS Business Services Authority uses and protects their prescription information.…
Drug Tariff update: Omeprazole and melatonin
The Department of Health and Social Care and the Welsh Government have retrospectively determined from March 2020:
The addition of (with special container status applied):
omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (75ml) – to…
Endorsing correctly in EPS: actual medicinal product pack
We have received a number of enquiries from contractors who have endorsed an incorrect product and pack size, leading to referred backs and delays in payment.
When dispensing a drug not listed in Part VIII of the Drug Tariff, you must endorse…
Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service
The Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service is a new advanced service for community pharmacy commencing in September 2020. Through this service, people who inject drugs who are not currently accessing community drug and alcohol treatment services will…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020/21 Part 2 - Primary Care Network prevention domain
The following is an announcement on behalf of DHSC:
As outlined in Part VIIA of the Drug Tariff in Table 2 “PQS 2020/21 Part 2 domains” under the Primary Care Network prevention domain, the lower and upper threshold and the points available along…
Drug Tariff re-determination on behalf of DHSC: Amantadine 100mg capsules
The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have re-determined that the reimbursement price for the following item will be:
Amantadine 100mg capsules (56) - £26.34 (instead of £11.25)
Pharmacy contractors should…
Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
We're working with partner organisations to help prescribers and dispensers realise the benefits of increased EPS use, particularly through electronic repeat dispensing.
Access the EPS dashboard
What is EPS?
Watch this video for an overview of…