Last week the BBC news reported here on the NHS deal on the product inclisiran (Leqvio) 284mg/1.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes which is manufactured by Novartis and currently distributed via a solus agreement with AAH. Interestingly from September 2021, a new section, Part VIIIC has been added to the Drug tariff which deals with […]
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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 […]
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 Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for the following items: Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets 28 £19.95Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets 10 £3.11Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £1.82Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £3.18Enalapril 10mg tablets 28 £5.99Eplerenone 25mg tablets […]
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 like, “Greg, we’ve had the annual accounts back and the dispensary is showing a loss for the year…” to which my initial response [in my head] is surprise to put it mildly. A dispensary which […]
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 […]
March 2021 Drug Tariff Further Update
March is generally a quieter month for Tariff activity, prior to the start of April. 1st April is the start of the new financial quarter and there will be Category M price changes. This can be seen a few weeks in advance via this link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pharmacies-gp-practices-and-appliance-contractors/drug-tariff/drug-tariff-part-viii If you or someone in your team has time, […]
