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Dear Colleague

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

DrugPack
Size		Concessionary Price
 Atorvastatin 10mg tablets28£2.05
 Betahistine 16mg tablets84£8.85
 Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension70£4.10
 Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension70£5.50
 Clonazepam 2mg tablets100£24.29
 Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops5£3.57
 Eplerenone 25mg tablets28£11.20
 Glycopyrronium bromide 200micrograms/1ml solution
 for injection ampoules		10 £9.93
 Hydrocortisone 1% cream15£1.75
 Hydrocortisone 1% cream30£3.50
 Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets28£5.40
 Mebeverine 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free300£214.96
 Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets25£9.42
 Methylphenidate 10mg tablets30£3.08
 Metoprolol 50mg tablets28£3.20
 Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules10£6.19
 Mometasone 0.1% cream30£3.70
 Montelukast 10mg tablets28£1.50
 Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£5.35
 Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£10.65
 Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets28£5.50
 Rosuvastatin 5mg tablets28£1.03
 Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram
 capsules		30£16.91

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 Contractor
The Department of Health NI has issued correspondence here dated 25 August 2023 in relation to the serious shortage protocol SSP052 Progynova® TS 100 microgram patches.

The correspondence states:

“Because of an improvement in the supply situation, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is withdrawing the UK-wide Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP052) currently in place for Progynova® TS 100mg patches, which is due to end on Friday 8 September.

The end date will now be today, Friday 25 August.  Community pharmacies should ensure that supplies are not made under this SSP after this date.”

ACTION

Contractors should:

  • Note the correspondence dated 25 August 2023 and ensure that their dispensary teams are aware of the withdrawal of SSP052.

Contractors should contact their local SPPG office in the first instance should further information be required. CPNI colleagues are also available for assistance.

Kind regards

Mike

SENT ON BEHALF OF
PROF MIKE MAWHINNEY
Head of Regulatory Affairs

Dear Colleague
The second update of concessionary prices were granted today for August 2023:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Amiloride 5mg tablets28£14.25
Amisulpride 100mg tablets60£18.46
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets28£2.75
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel30£12.07
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel60£23.79
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops3£3.88
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment4£5.05
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets14£3.24
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries1£9.60
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£9.30
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free300£18.32
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml
unit dose preservative free		60£19.56
Enalapril 2.5mg tablets28£8.98
Febuxostat 80mg tablets28£3.27
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules30£11.50
Pantoprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets28£4.45
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets30£1.26
Pramipexole 180microgram tablets30£9.00
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets50£8.12
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets28£8.56
Risperidone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free100£3.13
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets28£4.45
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment60£39.41
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment30£19.23
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free6£20.69
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets6£16.50
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets12£33.00

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
This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams.

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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 first update of concessionary prices were granted today for August 2023:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets168£23.80
Aciclovir 800mg tablets35£4.19
Atorvastatin 40mg tablets28£2.38
Bicalutamide 150mg tablets28£3.79
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets60£4.40
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops5£8.19
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml eye drops5£4.65
Bumetanide 1mg tablets28£2.77
Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free7£4.24
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate
0.05% ointment		30£10.09
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution300£6.90
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets28£1.39
Clotrimazole 1% cream20£2.10
Clotrimazole 1% cream50£3.99
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£6.95
Codeine 30mg tablets28£1.08
Codeine 30mg tablets100£3.85
Doxycycline 100mg capsules8£0.95
Flecainide 100mg tablets60£3.85
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free100£3.51
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets60£3.98
Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets56£45.95
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets56£2.18
Lansoprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets28£2.88
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops2.5£1.88
Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free300£10.41
Lofepramine 70mg tablets56£13.51
Mometasone 0.1% ointment30£4.14
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets50£7.30
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free250£9.60
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets30£1.42
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets30£1.64
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets28£1.81
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets28£1.96
Risperidone 500microgram tablets20£3.25
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets12£5.99
Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets28£1.18
Rosuvastatin 40mg tablets28£1.70
Spironolactone 100mg tablets28£4.72
Spironolactone 25mg tablets28£1.84
Spironolactone 50mg tablets28£3.99
Tamsulosin 400microgram modified-release capsules30£1.64
Terbinafine 1% cream15£3.08
Terbinafine 1% cream30£6.71
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets28£1.83
Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets28£1.70

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 Contractor
The Department of Health has issued (16 August 2023) an update in respect of Serious Shortage Protocol SSP056 relating to Utrogestan 100mg capsules here.

SUMMARY

Contractors should note the following:

The expiry date for SSP056 (Utrogestan 100mg capsules) has now been extended until Friday 1 September 2023.

Contractors are reminded of the details contained within this letter relating to the decision pathways for these SSPs; notification of GPs; the need for patient/carer agreement, and action to take when this is not given; professional judgement; and actions regarding unclear quantities.

ACTION

Contractors should:

  • Read the attached letter and ensure that their dispensing teams are fully apprised of the update to SSP056.
  • Note that the latest versions of these SSPs are now available on the Business Services Organisation dedicated page on its website HERE.

CPNI colleagues will continue to keep you up to date on any further SSP issue.

Kind regards

Mike

SENT ON BEHALF OF
PROF MIKE MAWHINNEY
Head of Regulatory Affairs