Hypromellose Eye Drops – An Explanation of What Has Happened. Recently we have had a few emails in as dispensing practices have had their Hypromellose Eye Drop prescriptions returned to them and they want to know why. The answer is that Hypromellose Eye Drops 0.3% were removed from the Drug Tariff Part VIIIA in June […]
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September 2022 Drug Tariff Changes
See the Latest Drug Tariff Changes for the Month of September 2022 Every month we publish a list of the upcoming Drug Tariff changes for the following month. This gives you and your dispensary team time to react to potential income changes for the future. It is vital that you understand the possible impact of […]
Breaking News! Portapharma Comes to the Rescue!
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 […]
Manufacturer Discount Schemes
Are You Making the Most of the Manufacturer Discount Schemes? Welcome to our new dedicated Manufacturer Discount Scheme [MDS} section of the website where we aim to give you details of how to sign up for some of the direct MDS – don’t forget that there are some smaller direct MDS where the pharma company […]
Drug Tariff Changes August 2022
Drug Tariff Changes Acebutolol 400mg tablets Generic back available – at what price though? Previously the reimbursement price was based on a brand NHS list price – check your stock levels of the brand and look at the purchase price of generic acebutolol 400mg tablets x 28. If your purchase price is ABOVE the Drug […]
FAQs – Prescription Switches and What Happens to Prescriptions Once They Have Been Processed?
FAQs Prescription Switches and What Happens to Prescriptions Once They Have Been Processed? Q – What happens if a Practice wants to dispute prescriptions that have been switched? A – Please see link below to NHSBSA Website for relevant information and required form: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/drug-tariff/drug-tariff-part-xiv Please be aware re checked batches can also result in additional […]
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: […]
Advance Notice Drug Tariff Changes June 2022
Every month we publish a list of the upcoming Drug Tariff changes for the following month. This gives you and your dispensary team time to react to potential income changes for the future. It is vital that you understand the possible impact of Drug Tariff changes, additions and deletions. June 2022 Drug Tariff Changes This […]
Dispensing Fee Rises April 2022
And so the dispensing fee rises from April 1st 2022 which should help with dispensaries who have had a squeeze on their cash-flow since the drop back in October 2021. Please see full table below. If you have had issues around your dispensary income over the past year and feel the need for a check […]
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 […]
