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Local authorities
A Local Authority commissioning a public health service must determine whether the service will provide medicines and appliances to patients using FP10 prescriptions.
The Local Authority will be responsible for the cost of FP10 prescriptions issued…
Retrospective changes for July 2019
The Department of Health and Social Care and the Welsh Government have retrospectively determined that from July 2019:
Melatonin 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free (150ml) – is added to Category C based on Colonis Pharma, and
Melatonin 5mg/5ml oral…
Brimonidine and duloxetine reimbursement prices
The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have re-determined that the reimbursement prices for the following items will be:
brimonidine 0.2% eye drops (5ml) - £2.11 (instead of £1.68)
duloxetine 60mg gastro-…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for pharmacy teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
Help your patients understand how their prescription information is used and protected
A new data privacy law will be introduced in the UK in May 2018. As a result, we’ve published a new privacy notice to make it easier for patients to find out how the NHS Business Services Authority uses and protects their prescription information.…
Electronic repeat dispensing (eRD)
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What is eRD?
First introduced in 2009, Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) is a non-compulsory method of dispensing prescriptions electronically. It means that patients who regularly get the same medicine do not need to visit their GP…
Retrospective Mebeverine 50mg/5ml price adjustment in NHS England and Wales from December 2022 to February 2023
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Department of Health and Social Care can confirm that the following product will have a redetermination due to late notification of a price increase, this will apply…
Drug Tariff update – Omeprazole oral suspension
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have retrospectively determined from September 2023:
the addition of Omeprazole 1mg/ml…
Drug Reimbursement - Riluzole and Rilutek
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have clarified that for Riluzole 50mg tablets (Part VIIIA Category A) and Rilutek 50mg tablets, contractors will be reimbursed the following for NHS prescriptions dispensed in January 2024…
How we process prescriptions
We use high speed scanners and intelligent character recognition software to read the information we need to pay you, including:
quantity
strength
presentation
patient exemption information
We reimburse and remunerate contractors in line…