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 […]
Tag: Profitability
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 […]
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 Changes June 2021
Drug Tariff News June 2021 As you will have all experienced now, DT is only available online and there are no new “door stop” paper copies landing in your dispensary! We are running some webinars on how to get the most out of the Drug Tariff Online in the next few weeks, but here are […]
Dispensary Management Checklist
This week’s profitability article goes back to the basics of dispensary management – with a follow up article next week. Firstly here is a list of questions which you should know the answers to, and if you do not, then we think it is time you investigated further. If you are expected to manage your […]
NEW MDS Scheme
MDS Scheme for Blissel® 50 micrograms/g vaginal gel Flynn Pharma are proud to support Dispensing Doctor Practices with a Manufacturer Discount Scheme [MDS] opportunity for Blissel® 50 micrograms/g vaginal gel (with applicator). The item can be written generically as estriol 50 micrograms/g vaginal gel with applicator x 30g and the reimbursement will be based on […]
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 Statement. This should ideally be the shared with the Dispensary Manager. If you are managing your dispensary and you don’t have access to this, you just wont be able to keep on top of your […]
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 with some Prescription Charge anomalies, I thought it would be useful to remind dispensing practices how important this is to get this right. Whilst the £9.35 charge does not go into the dispensary as income, […]
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 here. This quarter the price changes have been announced later than usual. What to look out for? The top ten price drops can be seen below: Drug Name Pack size Change Liothyronine 20microgram tablets 28 […]
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 […]
