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Drug Tariff Part VIIIC – May 2023
Pharmacy contractors will be able to obtain the following Covid-19 antivirals at no cost from Alliance Healthcare (further information will be available from Alliance Healthcare Distribution in due course).
Drug
Pack size…
NHS Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments
The NHS LFD tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments started on 6 November 2023.
Aims of the service
To offer eligible at-risk patients access to LFD tests to enable testing at home for COVID-19, if they…
Drug Reimbursement – Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension
Since February 2024, a licensed version of Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension became available. Therefore, for prescriptions dispensed in February and March 2024:
where there is an endorsement for the licensed product, then reimbursement will…
Drug Tariff re-determination on behalf of DHSC: Amantadine 100mg capsules
The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have re-determined that the reimbursement price for the following item will be:
Amantadine 100mg capsules (56) - £26.34 (instead of £11.25)
Pharmacy contractors should…
NHS New Medicine Service - August 2025
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Community Pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) will expand to include depression as an eligible condition.
The NMS service specification and eligible drug list have…
Prescribing for ex-offenders
Prisoners who are released from prison unexpectedly can get their medicines for free until they arrange to see their GP or register with a new GP.
They’ll need to take an FP10 or FP10MDA to the pharmacy.
Prison prescribing on FP10 and FP10MDA…
Drug Tariff Part VIII
Detailed information on Part VIII of the Drug Tariff.
Category A
Update on Category A Price Setting
From July 2025, all Category A reimbursement prices will be calculated using data obtained under the Health Service Products (Provision and…
March 2018 - Medicines Optimisation Dashboard Available
March 2018 Medicines Optimisation Dashboard is now available.
Medicines Optimisation is about improving patient outcomes, quality and value from medicines use, guided by the principles of medicines optimisation. This dashboard brings together a…
September 2018 - Medicines Optimisation Dashboard Available
Medicines Optimisation is about improving patient outcomes, quality and value from medicines use, guided by the principles of medicines optimisation. This dashboard brings together a range of data relating to variation in medicines use and…
New PPE Portal
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC):
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), in partnership with NHS Supply Chain, have implemented a new PPE Portal platform to ensure continued access to…