The days when most of the items dispensed by a dispensing practice were branded are long gone. The block buster […]
Author: Greg Bull
The Mystery of Your Open Exeter Statement
Every month someone, somewhere in the surgery will have access to your dispensary’s reimbursement figures via the mysterious Open Exeter […]
Prescriptions, Processes and Profitability
As the Prescription Charge has just risen again to £9.35 from April 1st, and as I am helping several dispensaries […]
Category M Price Changes April 2021
The Category M prices for April 2021 have been announced on the NHS Prescription Services website which can be found […]
Drug Tariff Price Update March 2021
Drug Tariff News – March Part VIIIA reimbursement prices (issued 19 March) The Department of Health and Social Care has agreed the March […]
Don’t Lose Patients!
I was at a surgery a while ago and the dispensary manager and I were discussing the implications of turning […]
Dispensing Fee Set to Fall
After the last year we have had and the uncertainty of when we will be returning to “normal” another piece […]
Dispensing Doctor Buying Groups; Are They a Good Idea?
Ever since retail pharmacy realised there was strength in numbers, especially purchasing power, the buying group was formed. Does anyone […]
Profitable Dispensing Tips #2 – Monitor Your Dispensing Rate
How Many Items per Hour are you dispensing? So many phone calls I have taken over the years begin something […]
Profitable Dispensing Tips #1 – Modified Release Brands
The clinical decision must always come first, the patient must receive treatment according to their clinical need and prescribing decisions […]
