A dispensing doctor practice recently suffered a devastating fire in their dispensary which meant that the dispensary had to get back to dispensing as quickly as possible. And this is where Richard kay of Pharma Storage Solutions stepped in with a life saving and novel approach to their problem. A 40-foot Portaphama unit was installed […]
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When is a PA Item NOT a PA Item
We often get asked about whether an item is a Personally Administered item or not. In the case of Nexplanon the answer to this question is two-fold and confusing to say the least: 1 NHS Prescription Services do NOT classify this item as being personally administered even though even the Patient Information Leaflet instructions states: […]
Stock Rotation, Stock Layout and Stock Control
FAQs – Stock Rotation, Stock Layout and Stock Control Question – My Lead GP has asked me to review how often we check the shelves and stock dates as we check every three months – how often do most dispensaries check their stock dates? Answer – Me and Alastair talked this through, and our opinion […]
Drug Tariff Alert – April 2022
Every month I read the Drug Tariff preface and have done for most of the past 25 years, Ok its not War and Peace and its not for all, but for dispensing contractors, and most especially for dispensing doctors it really is a must read. It gives an indication of what is happening in the […]
NEW Drug Tariff Section Added from March 1st 2022
From March 1st 2022 there will be a new section in the Drug Tariff, as mentioned in the Preface section of the February 2022 Drug Tariff. The preface gives dispensing contractors advance notice of changes, and in this case the addition of 47 specials with different formulations to Part VIIID of the March 2022 Drug […]
Drug Tariff Changes February 2022
February is traditionally a fairly quite time in the NHS, especially with regards to Drug Tariff changes, and 2022 is no different. For the sake of completeness here are the additions, deletions and changes to the Drug Tariff and some comment from us on what they mean to a busy dispensary manager. Additions A number […]
IMPORTANT Drug Tariff Changes January 2022
Your response to the Drug Tariff changes for January 2022, should be focused on the Category M Price changes. These Cat M changes includes a total of 621 Cat M prices going down, 74 of which are falling in price by more than 25 per cent. Some good news in the bad though is […]
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 […]
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 always need to be based on clinical need. In my experience of working with dispensing doctors for over twenty five years, it is generally accepted that for patients on a modified release medicine, continuity of […]
