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NEWS ALERT: Concession Prices – 1st Update for January
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Your Dispensary’s New Best Friend
Our new guide, the Essential Guide for Dispensary Managers is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in managing a dispensary. Written by Kirstye, an experienced Dispensary Manager and Dispex...
Facing Financial Pressures? We’re Here to Help- Dispex Live II
Join us for a lunchtime webinar as we tackle the ongoing financial challenges facing dispensing doctors. This session will be packed with practical strategies to help your practice navigate...
Government not in a position to implement hub-and-spoke legislation at the beginning of 2025
Source: Chemist and Druggist 2.1.25 “The government is working towards introducing legislation to enable hub-and-spoke dispensing between different legal entities in 2025,” pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock last week (December 23)...
Reminder- Reclassification of Nexplanon from 1st January 2025
Reclassification of Nexplanon as “Attracts an Administration Fee” only comes into force on 1st January 2025. New direction in section 2.2.Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation (3) Directions 2(2)(b) comes...
Class 4 Medicines Notification: Irbesartan 150 mg and 300 mg film-coated tablets, EL(25)A/02
Source: MHRA / Gov.uk 13.1.25 Jubilant Pharmaceuticals NV has informed the MHRA that the Patient information leaflet (PIL) in the cartons for the batches listed in this notification include an...
Roundup of Serious shortage protocols (SSPs)
Source: NHSBSA/SPS Name of SSP \ ref no. Start and end date Supporting guidance SSP081 Estradot® 100 microgram patches (PDF:215KB) 19 December 2024 to 28 January 2025 Estradot® 100 microgram patches supporting guidance...
Practice Managers respond to plans to fund A&G services
Source: Practicce Index Earlier this week, the Government laid out its new ‘elective reform plan’, which aims to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS...
FREE Bite-Sized Educational Videos
We’re taking flexibility to the next level with our bite-sized educational videos! We understand how busy practices are, so we’ve created flexible, bite-sized videos to fit your busy schedules. Our...
New asthma clinical guidelines published
Source: NHS England Bulletin 9.1.25 New asthma guidelines have been published by NICE/BTS/SIGN. These new clinical guidelines include significant changes in inhaler prescribing practices, for example the move away from...
Class 4 Medicines Notification: Rabeprazole sodium 10mg and 20mg gastro-resistant tablets, EL(25)A/01
Source: MHRA 9.1.25 Bristol Laboratories Limited has informed the MHRA that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) in the batches in the table for Rabeprazole sodium 10mg and 20mg gastro-resistant tablets...
Looking to streamline your dispensary operations and empower your team?
The Essential Dispensary Manager’s guid Our Essential Dispensary Manager’s guide is exactly what you need! Unlike other resources, this guide doesn’t just tell you the why – it shows you...