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Dear Contractor,
SPPG have advised us that a number of contractors have not yet returned:

1. The declaration form for April 2022-January 2023 (appendix 1)
2. The contract for February and March 2023 (appendix 3)
3. The monthly monitoring forms for February 2023 and March 2023 (appendix 4a or 4b)

Can we encourage you to return this documentation as soon as possible as SPPG may seek to recover adherence funding if the forms are not returned.  A separate monitoring form is required for February 2023 and March 2023.  The forms should be completed and returned even if it is a zero return.

Please contact your local SPPG office if you require any further information.

Kind regards,

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Contractor
Attached is a link to an article covered by Neighbourhood Retailer, in which Detectives from the Police Service’s Cyber Crime Centre underscore that Northern Ireland businesses should be on their guard against phishing emails here.

Phishing emails can target organisations of any size, type or location and are typically intended to prompt employees to click a link to a fake website which could, for example, result in the installation of malware.

CPNI has previously passed on details of such reported scamming (CU#230620A: Cyber Crime Alert) along with advice and guidance in respect of securing your computer systems.

Action

Contractors are asked to:

  • Read the attached links and alert pharmacy teams to the phishing scams currently detected in Northern Ireland.

Further information can be accessed via the links on the Cyber Protect webpage HERE.

Kind regards

Mike

SENT ON BEHALF OF
PROF MIKE MAWHINNEY
Head of Regulatory Affairs

This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams.

CPNI ALERTS

DOH(NI) ALERTS

BSO ALERTS

MHRA UPDATE

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): potential risks following prolonged use after 20 weeks of pregnancy

We want to let you know that the MHRA published a Drug Safety Update on 27 June 2023 to remind healthcare professionals that the use of oral and injectable NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and diclofenac is contraindicated in the last trimester of pregnancy (after 28 weeks of pregnancy).

Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar and Contractor Emails.
Or report medicine shortages, pricing and staffing issues via the CPNI’s Medicine Shortage Reporter and Situation Reporter.
Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
Gerard Greene
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
The final update of concessionary prices were granted today for June 2023:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Alginate raft-forming oral suspension sugar free500£3.80
Amiloride 5mg tablets28£13.46
Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100£2.68
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel60£22.22
Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free7£11.36
Calamine lotion200£1.86
Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops10£12.51
Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£4.01
Clotrimazole 500mg pessary and Clotrimazole 2% cream1£10.79
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets90£4.93
Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg tablets28£2.34
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free300£18.81
Flucloxacillin 250mg capsules28£2.45
Isoniazid 100mg tablets28£60.00
Ivabradine 5mg tablets56£28.33
Letrozole 2.5mg tablets14£6.66
Methylphenidate 5mg tablets30£3.45
Mometasone 0.1% cream30£3.60
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets50£7.69
Pantoprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets28£6.62
Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets28£9.23
Paracetamol 500mg effervescent tablets100£10.34
Pregabalin 300mg capsules56£4.02
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets56£29.32
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets28£7.97
Risperidone 500microgram tablets20£2.98
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets28£4.98
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules20£11.04
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment60£41.69
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment30£22.36
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride
500microgram capsules		30£14.53
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£3.55
Topiramate 100mg tablets60£16.53
Tramadol 37.5mg / Paracetamol 325mg tablets60£7.38
Trazodone 50mg capsules84£3.45
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets56£11.51
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets6£18.85
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets12£37.70

Concessionary prices will be paid against the usual code, no additional endorsements are needed.

Please continue to notify CPNI of any pricing issues you are experiencing via our new Medicine Shortage Reporter.

Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague,
Further to CPNI CU#230623A please see below the Teams joining details for tonight’s CPNI Contractor Update meeting at 8.15pm:

Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 344 404 459 89
Passcode: NaAzjC

This update Contractor meeting will start approximately 15 minutes after the SPPG Adherence ECHO meeting has ended.

Yours sincerely,

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear colleague,
The Zoom joining details for this evening’s SPPG Adherence ECHO, taking place between 7-8pm, are as follows:

Zoom Meeting ID: 599 000 0342
Passcode: 100019
Zoom Link: https://echo.zoom.us/j/5990000342pwd=SWtTd1diVytqWmcxNisrTTR5WGRidz09

For those pharmacists who have not previously registered on to the ECHO network you are asked to register here in advance.

Yours sincerely,

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive