Concessionary Prices Update: February 2016


The following products have been granted concessionary prices for February 2016: Drug


Celiprolol 200mg tablets Celiprolol 400mg tablets Cimetidine 400mg tablets Clindamycin 150mg capsules Ferrous Sulfate 200mg tablets Flecainide 50mg tablets (new) Flecainide 100mg tablets (new)


Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free Lercanidipine 10mg tablets Lercandipine 20mg tablets Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets Pioglitazone 15mg tablets Pioglitazone 30mg tablets Pioglitazone 45mg tablets Procyclidine 5mg tablets Trazodone 50mg capsules Trazodone 100mg capsules Trazodone 150mg tablets


Trazodone 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free


Pack size 28 28 60 24 28 60 60 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 84 56 28


120ml


Price concession £19.83 £39.65 £19.99 £11.30 £2.85 £5.05 £5.29 £8.50 £5.70 £9.00


£10.59 £25.83 £34.99 £39.55 £14.00 £36.80 £41.99 £35.25


£150.00


Concessionary prices can continue to be granted up until the end of the month. These prices will automatically be applied to this month's prescriptions.


Be part of it


The Ulster Chemists’ Association’s Pharmacy Management and Leadership Programme


Gain a Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management


cards. Ideal for health check events, presentations, talks with local schools and businesses. UCA is also developing a series of Powerpoint presentations downloadable from ShareSpace which you can use to give health promotion talks to local groups or businesses. This month, UCA President Cliff McElhinney gave a talk to Equality Commission staff on colds & flu using the UCA Health Promotion Kit. If you would like to know more about the kit or would assistance with a talk or presentation, contact the UCA office on 028 9065 6576.deliver.


Health Promotion kit D


on’t be caught out with charges BSO won’t reimburse your pharmacy for! You cannot claim an


out-of-pocket expense for any Reagent or Appliance listed in the Drug Tariff.


Out of Pocket Expenses D


UCA has been made aware that any Sigvaris appliance ordered through United Drug Sangers will have an out-of- pocket charge of 15% of the total net cost plus an admin charge which the manufacturer applies.


What the Drug Tariff says: “Where additional expenses have been incurred in obtaining from a manufacturer or wholesaler supplies of a drug, chemical reagent or appliance (other than those items for which prices are given in Parts I Category A and M, II and III of the Tariff), which the chemist or appliance supplier does not frequently require to provide, or where out of pocket expenses have been incurred in obtaining oxygen specially for supply against a prescription, payment of the amount incurred will be made if the contractor submits a claim giving details to the BSO with the appropriate prescription form and the BSO is satisfied that the additional expenses were necessarily incurred and were reasonable.


This is listed as a handling or Admin charge. BSO will not pay this charge. However, if you order directly from Sigvaris NO extra charge will be levied and you will only pay the Drug Tariff price.


Advice: when ordering any appliance on the Drug Tariff, ask if there will be an OOP expense. If there is, check if there is another way to order which will not incur charges.


If you incur an OOP expense for which you can claim reimbursement, ensure that you attach the invoice to the prescription and put in your Amended Bundle.


id you know that members can hire a full kit of chairs, tables, banners, stand plus posters & leaflets from UCA. We also have testing equipment such as a blood glucose monitor, blood pressure monitor and BMI calculator, and a pack of SOPs, record sheets and patient result


BENEFITS TO YOU • Use core management techniques to drive better results • Develop your own ability to lead, motivate and inspire • Complete your annual CPD requirements • Provide you with strategic leadership, decision making and problem solving techniques


• Benchmark your own managerial skills • Raise your profile within your organisation • Become professionally accredited through the Institute of Leadership and Management


BENEFITS TO YOUR EMPLOYER/PHARMACY • Help to foster business improvement • Encourage strategic thinking for business development • Increase ability to resolve problems and issues • Benchmark your own organisational standards against others • Develop your staff team


The programme will cover the following six key areas during six one day training sessions:


• Leadership and management of staff and processes • Financial management throughout the year • Managing your environment and promoting change • Managing resources, governance within the pharmacy and designing SOP’s


• Managing information and evaluating business success • Developing services and managing customer relations


Support provided from the course facilitators Paul Murray and Ashley Boreland.


For additional information, joining the programme and costs please contact Adrienne at UCA phone number:


02890 656576 Tel: 028 9065 6576 www.uca.org.uk


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