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Dear Colleague

CPNI wishes to make community pharmacies aware that while SPPG are seeking to put a rota in place for Monday 8 May 2023 in recognition of the bank holiday for the Coronation of King Charles III, any pharmacy that is contracted to open on Saturday 6 May 2023 would still be expected to open. If you are contracted to be open on Saturday 6 May 2023 and would wish to close, you are advised to contact your local SPPG office who are dealing with any specific contractor requests on an individual basis. Please do not hesitate to contact the CPNI office if you require any further information.

Kind regards 

Dear Colleague

The third update of concessionary prices were granted today for April 2023:

Drug	Pack Size	Concessionary Price
Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free	7	£4.41
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment	30	£9.23
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules	120	£7.24
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment	4	£5.20
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets	28	£27.60
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets	28	£26.50
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets	28	£26.30
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules	5	£10.95
Digoxin 125microgram tablets	28	£4.60
Digoxin 250microgram tablets	28	£3.99
Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets	28	£4.44
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	300	£19.49
Flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution	100	£3.14
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	100	£3.60
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets	60	£4.28
Leflunomide 20mg tablets	30	£3.50
Mometasone 0.1% cream	30	£4.60
Mometasone 0.1% ointment	30	£4.37
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets	28	£5.80
Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets	28	£14.15
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules	28	£2.45
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets	28	£2.95
Pregabalin 75mg capsules	56	£2.30
Quetiapine 300mg tablets	60	£4.08
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets	12	£4.95
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment	30	£21.89
Telmisartan 80mg tablets	28	£3.26
Topiramate 100mg tablets	60	£18.88
Topiramate 25mg tablets	60	£10.13
Topiramate 50mg tablets	60	£18.30
Trospium chloride 20mg tablets	60	£12.09
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets	56	£12.51
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	6	£19.39
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets	12	£28.20
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets	6	£14.10

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

Dear Colleague

The Pharmaceutical Society NI has issued a reminder that the deadline for receipt of Extenuating Circumstances applications in respect of CPD is 30 April 2023. Further details can be found in the attached letter HERE.

ACTION

Contractors and pharmacists within their teams should note the deadline for receipt of Extenuating Circumstances applications in respect of CPD.

Kind regards 

SENT ON BEHALF OF
Gerard Greene
Chief Executive

This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams, including details of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CPNI ALERTS

• Second Concessionary Prices – April 2023 21 April 2023
• First Concessionary Prices – April 2023 19 April 2023
• Serious Shortage Protocols – Clarithromycin Oral Suspensions 17 April 2023

DOH(NI) ALERTS

• Update GLP1 Agonists for – Liraglutide & Semaglutide for Managing Overweight 20 April 2023
• Breastfeeding Welcome Here Scheme Reminder 18 April 2023
• COVID-19 Spring Booster 2023 Community Pharmacy Vaccine Service (CPVS): Update One 18 April 2023
• SSPs – Clarithromycin Suspensions 17 April 2023
• Eligible Cohorts Spring 2023 COVID Vaccination 7 April 2023

BSO ALERTS

• Weekly Drug Alerts are available here.
  • Medicines Defect Information – Co-amoxiclav 125/31.25mg/5ml Powder for Oral Suspension 20 April 2023
• Weekly Shortages Information is available here.
• Serious Shortage Protocols are available here.
  • Letter from CPO – SSPs – Clarithromycin Suspensions 17 April 2023

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

Dear Colleague

The second update of concessionary prices were granted today for April 2023:

Drug	Pack Size	Concessionary Price
Bicalutamide 150mg tablets	28	£3.99
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets	60	£4.99
Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets	28	£1.02
Cinacalcet 30mg tablets	28	£11.95
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension	70	£5.50
Clotrimazole 1% cream	20	£2.22
Clotrimazole 1% cream	50	£4.20
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets	21	£5.79
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets	100	£7.80
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets	32	£3.36
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets	100	£10.50
Desloratadine 5mg tablets	30	£4.30
Doxycycline 100mg capsules	8	£1.05
Finasteride 5mg tablets	28	£3.84
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets	6	£13.95
Gabapentin 600mg tablets	100	£25.50
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules	5	£12.99
Lofepramine 70mg tablets	56	£13.49
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets	56	£30.80
Spironolactone 25mg tablets	28	£2.52
Tolterodine 1mg tablets	56	£3.22
Valsartan 40mg capsules	28	£7.51
Valsartan 80mg capsules	28	£8.75
Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets	28	£2.13

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

Dear Colleague

The first update of concessionary prices were granted today for April 2023:

Drug	Pack Size	Concessionary Price
Amisulpride 100mg tablets	60	£20.29
Amisulpride 50mg tablets	60	£13.09
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension	100	£4.01
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	100	£3.50
Amoxicillin 500mg capsules	15	£2.13
Amoxicillin 500mg capsules	21	£2.98
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops	3	£3.99
Cinnarizine 15mg tablets	84	£5.98
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension	70	£4.32
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets	14	£5.00
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets	14	£10.99
Clonidine 25microgram tablets	112	£20.62
Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules	30	£7.95
Febuxostat 80mg tablets	28	£5.79
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution	100	£3.91
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution	70	£14.63
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules	30	£12.50
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops	2.5	£2.08
Mebeverine 135mg tablets	100	£7.85
Metoprolol 50mg tablets	28	£1.95
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray	140	£3.39
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets	50	£8.53
Nebivolol 5mg tablets	28	£1.71
Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets	28	£13.25
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets	30	£1.93
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets	30	£2.79
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets	30	£3.49
Quetiapine 25mg tablets	60	£1.65
Risperidone 500microgram tablets	20	£3.79
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules	30	£17.79
Terbinafine 1% cream	15	£3.65
Tolterodine 2mg tablets	56	£4.89
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets	28	£1.99

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