Archive for Medication updates
October 2021 Price Concessions- 3rd Update
October 2021 Drug Tariff News – October Part VIIIA reimbursement prices (issued 27 October) The Department of Health and Social Care has agreed the October Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for the following items:...
Company led medicines recall: Irinotecan 200mg/ 260mL in sodium chloride 0.9% w/v intravenous infusion and Infliximab (Remsima) intravenous infusion in sodium chloride 0.9%
Source: MHRA/ Gov.uk Qualasept Ltd t/a Bath ASU is recalling a specific batch of Irinotecan 200mg/260mL in sodium chloride 0.9% w/v intravenous infusion and specific batches of Infliximab (Remsima) Intravenous...
Price Concessions Update- October 2021
Drug Tariff News – October Part VIIIA reimbursement prices (issued 19 October) Source: NHSBSA/ DHSC The Department of Health and Social Care has agreed the October Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for the following...
Dispensing Doctor Discount on Aerochamber Plus Flow Vu
Trudell who supply Aerochamber Plus Flow Vu have increased their Dispensing Doctor Discount. Their products must be ordered from AAH to obtain the discount. Please click here to view! Dispex...
Class 2 Medicines Recall: Pfizer Ltd, Champix (all strengths) film-coated tablets, EL (21)A/25
Source MHRA/Gov.uk 14/10/21 Pfizer Ltd are recalling all in-date batches of Champix (varenicline) as a precautionary measure due to presence of levels of N-nitroso-varenicline above the acceptable level of intake....
Medicine Supply Notification-Mesalazine (Asacol) 800mg MR gastro-resistant tablets
Source: DHSC/PSNC Department of Health and Social Care has issued a medicine supply notification for Mesalazine (Asacol) 800mg MR gastro-resistant tabletsTier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 6th October 2021...
Medical device alerts archived in October 2021
Source: MHRA 7/10/21 Following our latest review of medical device alerts, we have archived the ones listed below. MDA/2017/015 Solus Flexible Wire Reinforced Laryngeal Mask Airway – risk of hypoxia...
Parallel Import Profitability – October Update!
We have updated the Parallel Import Profitability tool with the latest October prices!!! Dispex Member can gain access to our Profitability Tools and data. We provide everything you need to help...
Company led medicines recall: Glucose 10%w/v 10ml injection (unlicensed medicine) and Trometamol 7%w/v injection 5mL (unlicensed medicine)
Source: MHRA East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MS 12882) is recalling specific batches of Glucose 10%w/v injection 10mL and Trometamol 7%w/v injection 5mL due to limited assurance...
New Dispensing Fee Scale October 2021
The new Dispensing Fee Scale from 1 October 2021 has an average 15% reduction in dispensing fees per item. This equates to about a 33 pence reduction per item compared...
Dispensing Doctor Discount on Aerochamber Plus Flow Vu
Trudell who supply Aerochamber Plus Flow Vu have increased their Dispensing Doctor Discount. Their products must be ordered from AAH to obtain the discount. Please click here to view! Dispex...
Class 2 Medicines Recall: Accord-UK Ltd (Trading style: NorthStar), LEVOTHYROXINE TABLETS BP 50 micrograms EL (21)A/23
Source: DHSC 27/9/21 Accord-UK Ltd (Trading style: NorthStar) are recalling the above batch of product as a precautionary measure due to tablet hardness failures, leading to crumbling and breaking tablets....
