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Drug Tariff News - March Part VIIIA reimbursement prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the March Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement price for the following items will be:
Buspirone 5mg tablets £16.50
Leflunomide 10mg tablets £7.76
Leflunomide 20mg tablets £8.90
Nitrofurantoin 100mg…
Drug Tariff News – April Part VIIIA reimbursement prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the April Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement price for the following items will be:
Clindamycin 150mg capsules £4.85
Flecainide 50mg tablets £11.57
Leflunomide 20mg tablets £8.16
and not as printed in…
Drug Tariff Part VIIA: Quality Payments Scheme (England): Correction
Drug Tariff Part VIIA: Quality Payments Scheme (England): Correction
Contractors should be made aware that paragraph 2.1 of Part VIIA in the October Drug Tariff should read:
“There will be one review on 15 February 2019, at which quality payments…
Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) 2018/19 funding
The Department of Health and Social Care with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s agreement is maintaining CPCF funding for 2018/19 at the same level as last year, i.e. £2.592 billion. In order to deliver this level of funding the…
Manufacturers and suppliers
Guidance for manufacturers and suppliers of medicines, oxygen and appliances.
This includes:
updating us on product details and price information through Medicines Data - dm+d
access to the home oxygen therapy application
information on…
Pharmaceutical form refer backs
We have recently noticed a rise in items that are being referred back to contractors for the reason code RB2B: ‘The order/endorsement is incomplete. The presentation must be present.’ This commonly occurs with handwritten prescriptions.
If you…
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.…
Migration of reports from Information Services Portal (ISP) to ePACT2 and Catalyst
We're currently working to migrate a number of reports from ISP to ePACT2 and the new public facing portal ‘Catalyst’.
We're removing access to a number of reports currently viewed via ISP on Friday 11 January 2019 in preparation of the migration…
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…
2022 PhAS Review – application window
The 2022 PhAS started on 1 January 2022 with payments for the 2022 PhAS made with the reconciliation payment from 1 April 2022.
Contractors can apply for review of their PhAS eligibility as set out in the Pharmacy Access Scheme guidance. The review…