codeword mINOR aIlmENt SchEmE
whilst checking BSO accounts for contractors I have noticed a few coding errors on minor ailments prescription items. Errors commonly occur by coding the quantity incorrectly.
you are advised to check the code Book for the correct quantity as there are differences:
Example 1 canesten thrush cream 2% 20g =
79095 / 20 ✓ code number of grams dispensed If you code the quantity as the number of packs, i.e., 79095 / 1 the prescription is paid as 1 gm of cream.
Example 2 canesten combi Pessary/cream 500mg/2% = 179097 / 1 ✓
code number of packs dispensed when the preparation ordered is a combiPack or duo Pack it is usually coded over the number of packs. Please be careful when coding these to avoid an underpayment.
• Remember to code the consultation fee if you have had a patient consultation with or without an item being prescribed.
accOUNt chEckINg Price concessions for Sep & Oct
do you check your BSO statement? do you really know if you have been paid correctly?
Uca can help advise you how to check your statement thoroughly or our experienced team can run an expert check for you each month. checks reveal that approximately 1/3 of errors found have occurred in the pharmacy with 2/3 of errors happening during the BSO process, so it makes sense to check
all payments not just your expensive items.
Regular monthly checks can find £1000s in underpayments over the year. we can also guide you through the query process to correct your payment with BSO.
for more information or a confidential chat, call katie mckittrick or dany Bambrick on 028 9065 6576. you can also speak to katie in person at your upcoming Uca local meetings.
Uca: hERE tO hElP
hR SUPPORt • locum / Pharmacist search • access NI checks • Recruitment & employment documentation • Pre-reg recruitment service • Signposting for hR advice
lEaRNINg & dEVElOPmENt (dEtaIlS BElOw) • management/business training for managers and staff • health & Safety/first aid training • Sales & customer service training • cPd @ Uca local meetings in your area
dISPENSaRy SUPPORt • Prescription coding & endorsement support • BSO account checks • medsfinder to search for hard-to-find meds • Information updates
Back OffIcE • PR/marketing support • Social media promotion • health promotion event kit • Preferential rates from trusted sources, e.g., insurance products • communication updates to all pharmacies & pharmacists • local networking via Uca local
have you checked the Uca website for online help and support? Visit the members’ section on
www.uca.org.uk for online resources such as locumOnline or medsfinder plus the new Events calendar with a full list of education & training dates now available.
for a full list of concessions each month, visit the docStore on
www.uca.org.uk. for items added to list for September and October, see below:
September Concessions: Drug
amitriptyline 50mg tablets Bumetanide 1mg tablets dapsone 50mg tablets
desmopressin 10micrograms/ dose nasal spray
flecainide 100mg tablets
flecainide 50mg tablets (new) gabapentin 600mg tablets
Isosorbide mononitrate 10mg tablets
Isosorbide mononitrate 20mg tablets
find out more about the help and support available through Uca membership. your virtual back office - Uca can help pharmacies with a number of management responsibilities:
lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free
Pack size 28 28 28
60 dose 60 60
100 56 56 28
lorazepam 2.5mg tablets (new) 28 metronidazole 400mg tablets Naratriptan 2.5mg tablets Nitrofurantoin 100mg tablets Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets
21 6
28 28
Ropinirole 0.25mg tablets (new) 12 Ropinirole 0.5mg tablets Ropinirole 1mg tablets
Ropinirole 2mg tablets (new) Ropinirole 5mg tablets (new)
trospium chloride 20mg tablets (new)
Valsartan 160mg capsules
28 84 28 84
60 28
Valsartan 40mg capsules (new) 28 Valsartan 80mg capsules
28
October Concessions: desmopressin 10micrograms/dose nasal spray (new) flecainide 100mg tablets (new) flecainide 50mg tablets (new) fludroxycortide 4mcg/sq cm tape 7.5cm (new) lorazepam 2.5mg tablets (new) Ropinirole 0.25mg tablets (new) Ropinirole 2mg tablets (new) Ropinirole 5mg tablets (new) trospium chloride 20mg tablets (new)
PhaRmacy IN fOcUS - 33
Price concession £3.44 £2.20
£46.19
£25.00 £12.95 £11.57 £9.75
£3.31 £4.00 £7.45
£11.50 £8.10
£24.55 £13.99 £16.00 £6.05
£14.00 £55.25 £31.51
£170.00
£18.50 £5.30 £4.99 £4.14
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64