Dear Colleague,
We are conscious that CPNI have issued a large number of emails during the COVID-19 period. In order to help contractors navigate these emails and for ease of reference we have attached a spreadsheet detailing all email communication until close of play Friday 5th June 2020. We will continue to update this and share with you on a regular basis.
I trust you will find this helpful.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear colleague,
CPNI COVID19 ContractorUpdate #101 ****** REMINDER ****** RE: Still Time to get Involved in our #pharmacyheroes Campaign
This is just a reminder for those contractors and their teams who would like to get involved in the #pharmacyheroes campaign to get in touch with Jude Austin, CPNI Communications Manager at judea@communitypharmacyni.co.uk or call 028 9069 0444.
Kind regards,
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Also See Contractor Update #101 RE: Join our #pharmacyheroes Campaign Sent 29 May 2020
Dear Colleague
Please see undernoted email that HSCB Pharmacy and Medicines Management Team have asked to be shared with your pharmacy teams.
Kind Regards,
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF CPNI OFFICE
FAO Community Pharmacists
Dear Colleagues
Re: Videos circulating about Clearblue pregnancy tests containing the ‘morning-after pill’
We have been asked to bring this incident to your attention, in case of similar requests.
Last week, a pharmacy in Northern Ireland contacted the HSCB advising of a request to purchase the Clearblue pregnancy test that included the ‘morning-after’ pill. The customer told pharmacy staff that ‘not a lot of people know this but if you snap the pregnancy test open the pill is inside’.
This request follows incorrect information in videos circulating on the social media site TikTok and the story was highlighted in the tabloid press earlier this year e.g. in The Sun
The manufacturers have issued the following warning on the Clearblue website:
We are aware of videos circulating about Clearblue pregnancy tests and the tablet found inside.
Clearblue pregnancy tests do NOT contain the morning after pill. All our tests contain a small desiccant tablet which is included to absorb moisture and should not be eaten. If accidentally swallowed please seek medical advice for any further questions contact our careline at 0800-917-2710
Kind regards
Emma Quinn, Pharmacy Information Co-ordinator, HSCB Pharmacy and Medicines Management Team
2 Franklin Street, Belfast BT2 8DQ (Office number: 028 95363801)
Dear Colleague,
The final update of concessionary prices for May 2020 have been released and are as follows:
| Drug | Pack Size | Concessionary Price |
| Carbocisteine 375mg capsules | 120 | £6.87 |
| Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 100ml | £8.60 |
| Clonidine 25microgram tablets | 112 | £13.62 |
| Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £5.17 |
| Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 56 | £12.09 |
| Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets | 27 | £7.37 |
| Exemestane 25mg tablets | 30 | £61.57 |
| Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules | 28 | £4.51 |
| Glycopyrronium bromide 200micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 10 | £14.00 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg orodispersible tablets | 28 | £1.97 |
| Mirtazapine 45mg tablets | 28 | £3.10 |
| Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 140 dose | £4.99 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets | 28 | £14.04 |
| Ranitidine 300mg tablets | 30 | £5.99 |
| Ranitidine 50mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £49.00 |
| Rasagiline 1mg tablets | 28 | £5.17 |
| Senna 7.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 500ml | £12.93 |
The full list of concessionary prices can be found on our website www.communitypharmacyni.co.uk
Kind regards,
Katherine
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF KATHERINE KIDD | Head of Pharmacy Development
Dear Colleague,
Furlough Updates – Additional Practical Considerations & Briefing information Provided by Arthur Cox Solicitors
Further to the Furlough guidance contained in CPNI COVID-19 Contractor Update #80, Arthur Cox Solicitors has provided CPNI with additional briefing information for consideration by Contractors who may have furloughed staff. The briefings are attached and provide information in relation to:-
Should you require any additional information about the Furlough scheme in relation to your community pharmacy business(es) your professional advisors, who will be familiar with the specifics circumstances that apply to your business(es), will be able to advise you further.
I trust this is helpful.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear colleague,
Throughout the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, community pharmacy has gone above and beyond the call of duty to support local communities, and this vital healthcare contribution hasn’t gone unnoticed. To build on this momentum, CPNI plans to run a social media campaign called ‘Pharmacy Heroes’highlighting the role of community pharmacists working on the frontline in local communities during the pandemic across Northern Ireland.
This will be a positive campaign with social media cards sharing a key community pharmacy message and showing the real faces of the pharmacists working within pharmacies, behind the counter and serving patients if possible (patient out of focus).
We are keen to hear from contractors who would like to get involved personally, or would like to include a pharmacist working within their pharmacy (ies)
If you would like to get involved or require more information, please get in contact with Jude Austin, CPNI Communications Manager at judea@communitypharmacyni.co.uk or call 028 9069 0444.
As we would like to roll-out this campaign soon, I would ask you to please get in touch by Friday 5th June 2020.
Kind regards
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
