Dispensing Matters by Greg Bull I have been curious about the impact that Covid-19 has had on dispensing doctors for some time, my assumption being that as with community pharmacy, more and more patients would be having their prescriptions dispensed via an internet pharmacy. Having found some time today, whilst working on a project based […]
Category: Profitability
Maximize Space and Efficiency in Your Dispensary
We have known Richard Kay for many years and his company Pharma Storage Solutions have been refitting dispensing doctor dispensaries for many years. They take a holistic view and look at your GP Medical Centre as a hole, and they can see things you might not have seen for yourself. Its all about how you […]
FAQs, VAT, Your Invoices and Your Reporting
PA Items and Your Invoices Explained By Alastair Carmichael MRPharmS and Greg Bull Question: I am going through my notes from the PA items, VAT and profitability webinar and I am questioning myself what I need to do:- Throughout the month I receive all our invoices from Phoenix, Alliance Healthcare and AAH. Out of these […]
Drug Tariff Additions November 2021
The October 2021 preface includes those products which are going to be added for the November 2021 Drug tariff, meaning that they can be written generically, with no need to endorse as reimbursement will be based upon the Drug Tariff Price. Most interesting is the inclusion of a new strength of alimemazine oral solution sugar […]
Dispensing Fee Drops Dramatically
The new dispensing fee for the period October 2021 to April 2022 has been released with a drop in the fee paid per item as listed below. The average fall in the fee is 33.4p, which means for every 1000 items dispensed the drop in income will be about £334 per month. Over the six […]
Don’t Lose Out; Generics Which Cost More Than Drug Tariff
As every dispenser knows, the purchase price of generics can vary month on month and from supplier to supplier. So how do you cope with the vagaries of generic purchase pricing? Do you stick to one supplier of generics? Do you use a supplier who promises to price match your best generic price elsewhere? Do […]
Drug Tariff Changes August and September
August Changes: Additions: Of interest are 2 entries for what were Special Order items and now have proprietary/ generic prices – watch you’re not paying more than the new list price: Co-codamol 30/500mg / 5ml Oral Soln SF 150ml £11.99 Cat A Solifenacin 5mg/5ml Oral Soln SF 150ml £28.81 Cat A Some new Appliances have […]
FAQs
This Week’s FAQ is based around Hypromellose Eye Drops and the Drug Tariff Question: Can you help me please? I valued very much the online webinar on the Drug Tariff, and pass on lots of info at the beginning of the month in my weekly newsletter to the GP partners. I am looking currently at […]
Category M Prices Drop July 2021
The latest Category M Drug Tariff reimbursement prices have finally been published, later than usual. And they show a lot of prices dropping, some dramatically with a few prices rising. But its mainly about the prices which are falling. According to the DDA website the average fall is nearly 20p per item, which will hit […]
Dispensary Profitability Review
My name is Greg Bull and for 25+ years I have been helping dispensing doctors and I have teamed up with Alastair Carmichael, a registered pharmacist who has been working with dispensing practices for nearly a decade. We will guide you and make sure you are getting all of your discounts and not losing out […]
