Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached for your attention, weekly roundup correspondence from HSCB Pharmacy & Medicines Management.
Kinds regards, stay safe – Gareth
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist
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BSO ALERTS
- Weekly Drug Alerts are available here.
- MPS 2782 – Medicines Recall – Carbimazole 10mg tabs (Advanz Pharma) 21 May 2021
- MPS 2781 – Medicines Recall – Bricanyl 0.5mg/ml sol for injection or infusion 17 May 2021
- Weekly Shortages Information is available here.
- Serious Shortage Protocols are available here.
- Letter from Cathy Harrison (CPO) – Ending of SSP – Fluoxetine 40mg capsules 19 May 2021
CPNI ALERTS
- CPNI CU#210520B: COVID-CPVS Update 20: Update To Eligible Cohorts 20 May 2021
- CPNI Contractor Update 210520A: 1st Concessionary Prices 20 May 2021
- CPNI CU210519A: HSCB Correspondence 19 May 2021
HSCB ALERTS
- Update 20 – COVID – CPVS – Update to Eligible Cohorts 20 May 2021
- Instalment Dispensing During the COVID-19 Pandemic 19 May 2021
- Letter from Canice Ward – Sales of Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine 19 May 2021
- Supply Route for Insulin Safety Needles and Safety Lancets 19 May 2021
- Update 19 – COVID – CPVS Vaccination Dosing Interval 18 May 2021
- Change to the Supply Route of Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine 18 May 2021
- Community Pharmacy Service: Living Well Campaigns 17 May 2021
Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).
Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s
Or report medicine shortages or pricing issues via the CPNI’s
Many thanks, stay safe – Gareth
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached for your attention, correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB.
From today, individuals aged 25 to 29, (born between 01/05/1991 and 31/07/1996) are eligible to be vaccinated through the community pharmacy service (see cohort 12 in Appendix 1).
JCVI guidance issued on 7 April 2021 advised that it is preferable for adults aged <30 years without underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease, to be offered an alternative COVID-19 vaccine, if available. In light of the limited number of appointments available each week in Trust vaccination centres for patients seeking first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the DoH have clarified that from today individuals aged 25 to 29 years who wish to make an informed decision to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine can be vaccinated through the community pharmacy service.
Kinds regards, stay safe – Gareth
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
The following concessionary prices have been granted for May 2021:
| Drug | Pack Size | Concessionary Price |
| Candesartan 2mg tablets | 7 | £1.35 |
| Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets | 28 | £15.98 |
| Eplerenone 25mg tablets | 28 | £14.25 |
| Eplerenone 50mg tablets | 28 | £26.30 |
| Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets | 28 | £5.18 |
| Etoricoxib 60mg tablets | 28 | £12.00 |
| Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules | 84 | £8.10 |
| Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets | 28 | £7.85 |
| Olmesartan medoxomil 20mg tablets | 28 | £8.30 |
| Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets | 28 | £14.52 |
| Pregabalin 100mg capsules | 84 | £6.10 |
| Pregabalin 150mg capsules | 56 | £4.99 |
| Pregabalin 200mg capsules | 84 | £7.00 |
| Pregabalin 300mg capsules | 56 | £5.61 |
| Pregabalin 50mg capsules | 84 | £6.69 |
| Pregabalin 75mg capsules | 56 | £6.50 |
| Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets | 28 | £1.79 |
| Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 112 | £18.79 |
| Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets | 112 | £17.45 |
| Trimethoprim 200mg tablets | 6 | £1.70 |
| Trimethoprim 200mg tablets | 14 | £3.97 |
| Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100ml | £11.95 |
| Zonisamide 100mg capsules | 56 | £49.99 |
This is the first update of concessionary prices for May 2021.
Concessionary prices will be paid against the usual code, no additional endorsements are needed.
Concessionary prices may be granted up until the end of the month so CPNI will notify you of any further concessionary prices as and when they are agreed.
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.
Kinds regards – stay safe – Gareth
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist
Wednesday 19th May 2021
| Dear Colleague |
| Please find below correspondence issued from the HSCB in recent days: 1. Correspondence for the attention of contractors providing the Living Well service from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB and Stephen Wilson, Director of Operations (Interim), PHA. 2. Correspondence for the attention of contractors providing the Covid-19 Vaccination service from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB. **Contractors will note that this relates to a change in the vaccination interval** |
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
For week ending Friday 14th May 2021
CPNI ALERTS
Contractors will have received correspondence from CPNI this week in relation to:
- CPNI CU210514B: Cyber Security Update from the Police Service of Northern Ireland May 14, 2021
- CPNI CU210514A: COVID-CPVS Weekly Roundup May 14, 2021
- CPNI CU210513A: Reminder – Surveys Open At Present May 13, 2021
- CPNI CU210512A: HSCB Correspondence – LATERAL FLOW TESTING FOR PRIMARY CARE STAFF May 12, 2021
- CPNI CU210511B: HSCB Correspondence – Opening Funding Position And Commissioning Plan 21/22 May 11, 2021
- CPNI CU210511A: COVID-CPVS Updated Patient Resource – AstraZeneca Vaccine Extremely Rare Blood Clots May 11, 2021
Contractors are reminded that a number of surveys are open at present:
- The Repeat Prescribing Survey For Community Pharmacies is now open and is to be completed by today 14th May
- The Living Well vaccination campaign Survey is now open and the closing date has been extended to 16th May
- Thank you to the 250+ contractors who have already completed the Home Delivery Survey. Those who have yet to complete it are asked to give their responses by 21st May
BSO ALERTS
- General BSO Information and Circulars are available here.
- Medicines Optimisation Regional Efficiency (MORE) Programme Letter 7th May 2021
- HSC Policy Statement on Implementation of MORE 7th May 2021
- Living Well 2021-22 Schedule Letter 7th May 2021
- Weekly Drug Alerts are available here.
- Weekly Shortage Information is available here.
- Serious Shortage Protocols are available here.
- SSP – Fluoxetine 40mg Capsules **expiry date of 17 May 2021**
DOH(NI) ALERTS
Recent correspondence is available here.
- Use of the AstraZeneca Vaccine : Advice on Updated JCVI Statement 7th May 2021
- MHRA and JCVI Announcement – AZ Vaccine Updated Contraindications 29 April 2021
HSCB ALERTS
Recent correspondence is available here.
The April edition of the NI Formulary Medicines Management Newsletter is available here.
Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).
Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s
Contractor Calendar
Contractor Emails
Or report medicine shortages or pricing issues via the CPNI’s
Medicine Shortage Reporter
Many thanks
Ennis
SENT ON BEHALF OF
Ennis Shields
Governance & Support Pharmacist