October 30th 2023
26 new items; two increased prices The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a second update to an initial list of price concessions for October 2023. The update contains 28 additions: 26 new items and two increased prices.
DM Zone news England Wales
October 27th 2023
DDA 2023 conference looks at optimising cardiorenal disease management Using the dapagliflozin patient identification resource can help practices take a systematic, consistent and efficient approach to identify patients who may be considered for dap
Clinical guidance news Conference news DDA news
October 26th 2023
Remember to add the presentation NHS BSA has issued advice to reduce the number of referred back items with the reason code: RB2B. Most common with handwritten prescriptions, the RB2B code is issued because the order/endorsement is incomplete. The
Dispensary guidance news England Wales
October 26th 2023
Concerns raised about viability and opening hours Rural pharmacy access problems have been highlighted in written responses to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into Pharmacy. In written evidence, Community Pharmacy Lincolnshire (CPL) ha
England Pharmacy Owners' News Political News Rurality
October 25th 2023
Generics out of stock until mid-Feb DHSC/NHSE has issued a tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification for lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets. Generic versions are out of stock until mid-February 2024. Branded lamotrigine (Lamictal) 2mg and 5mg dispersible
Supply Shortages
October 25th 2023
DDA joins call for more timely planning The DDA has joined forces with other stakeholders in the NHS flu vaccination programme to seek more timely planning for the 2024/25 season. Signed by DDA chairman Dr Richard West, as well as pharmacists, whol
England Political News
October 24th 2023
Nine changes Community Pharmacy Scotland, in agreement with NHS Scotland, has published a third update to the initial list of adjusted prices for October. Compared to the previous October update, there are nine changes: two new items and seven pric
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