Dispensing & Supply Latest News
Requirement to sign prescriptions suspended from November 2020
The Government has temporarily suspended the requirement for patients (or their representatives) to sign the back of NHS prescription forms or EPS...
Fluphenazine decanoate injections – supply and reimbursement update
Fluphenazine decanoate 25mg/1ml and 100mg/1ml solutions for injection ampoules (Modecate and Modecate Concentrate) manufactured by Sanofi, have been discontinued for some...
October 2020 Price Concessions – Final Update
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (30/10/2020) set the FINAL price concessions for October 2020. The new...
Class 3 medicines recall: AlfaD Capsules (Theramex) – Update – additional batch included
Drug Alert Number EL (20) A/50 This alert has been updated to include an additional batch detailed below: AlfaD 0.25...
Contractor Notice: Drug Tariff to go fully paperless from April 2021
From April 2021, the Drug Tariff will no longer be printed and distributed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)....
Newly launched FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensors enter the Drug Tariff and DND list from November 2020
The new FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensors recently launched by Abbott Diabetes Care Ltd have been added to the Appliances section...
Medicine Supply Notification: Haloperidol 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free (Thame Laboratories)
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Haloperidol 5mg/5ml poral solution sugar free...
Medicine Supply Notification: Nalcrom (sodium cromoglicate) 100mg capsules
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Nalcrom (sodium cromoglicate) 100mg capsules Nalcrom...
Supply Disruption Alert: Prednisolone 5mg suppositories (RPH Pharmaceuticals) – Update
Update: 28/10/2020 Resupply date now expected to be January 2021 Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a...
