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Safer management of controlled drugs (CD)
Background for the Safer Management of Controlled Drugs (PDF: 69KB)Controlled drug prescribing (PDF: 109KB)
Requisitions for Schedule 1, 2 and 3 controlled drugs
Further information relating to private CD requisitions can be found on the Home…
Drug Tariff Part VIIIC – May 2023
Pharmacy contractors will be able to obtain the following Covid-19 antivirals at no cost from Alliance Healthcare (further information will be available from Alliance Healthcare Distribution in due course).
Drug
Pack size…
NHS Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments
The NHS LFD tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments started on 6 November 2023.
Aims of the service
To offer eligible at-risk patients access to LFD tests to enable testing at home for COVID-19, if they…
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…
Exhibitions
In May we had an exhibition stand at the Royal College of Nursing Congress Exhibition 2019, held in Liverpool. We were overwhelmed with the interest we received during the three days. All in all, we engaged with around 400 members of the NHS Pension…
Retirement Fellowship
The NHS Retirement Fellowship is an organisation for NHS and Social Care Staff, providing a bridge between life in employment and new opportunities in retirement. The Fellowship is the national charity advocating and supporting retired staff…
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…
Universal Credit toolkit
Not everyone getting Universal Credit is entitled to help with their health costs.
You are only entitled if the total take-home pay for your household in your last assessment period was:
£435 or less
£935 or less if your Universal Credit …
Respond to your letter
It’s quick and easy for you to:
challenge your enquiry letter
challenge your Penalty Charge Notice
pay your Penalty Charge Notice
All you need to do is answer a few simple questions. It should take less than 5 minutes.
To pay your Penalty…
Prescribing for ex-offenders
Prisoners who are released from prison unexpectedly can get their medicines for free until they arrange to see their GP or register with a new GP.
They’ll need to take an FP10 or FP10MDA to the pharmacy.
Prison prescribing on FP10 and FP10MDA…