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Whole Packs

Below is an A to Z list of items which are supplied in packs considered by PSD to be Whole Packs. To download the Whole Pack list as an Excel Spreadsheet click here.

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Endorsing Guidance

When you supply these products remember that PSD will only pay you in whole pack quantities.

The following rules apply when endorsing prescription for Whole Packs:

1. If the quantity prescribed coincides with a whole pack (or packs):

• In the absence of an endorsement PSD will pay for the smallest pack or number of packs to cover the quantity

• If the product is available in more than one pack size, you may endorse and be paid for the pack size dispensed

2. If the quantity prescribed does not coincide with a Whole Pack:

• For a quantity of less than one pack then supply to the nearest whole pack. If there is more than one pack size and you wish to supply a large pack you must endorse the pack size supplied

• For a quantity of more than one pack there is a ‘pack and a half’ rule.

  i.e

  If the quantity prescribed is equivalent to less than a pack and a half (or less than 2 and a half packs etc.) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ENDORSEMENT PSD will pay to the nearest whole pack below the quantity prescribed.

  If the quantity prescribed is equivalent to more than a pack and a half (or more than 2 and a half packs etc.) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ENDORSEMENT PSD will pay to the nearest whole pack above the quantity prescribed.

  You may always endorse to the nearest whole pack to cover the quantity prescribed. Alternatively you may endorse that you have given a whole pack quantity less than the quantity prescribed.

Endorsing Guidance For Electronic Claims And Paper Prescriptions

A joint guide with PSD. Read More ...

A online version is also avalable here.

Ready Reckoners for Contractors in and not in Transition

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Specials

If a prescribed item requires extemporaneous preparation, and you elect not to prepare it in the pharmacy but to have a laboratory or manufacturer prepare it for you, this usually incurs a much higher cost. Read More ...

Dealing with Specials

The following article was published in the June edition of Pharmacy Professional magazine and gives a useful guide to professional responsibilities when dealing with the supply of specials. Read More ...

Oxygen

In order to supply an oxygen service to NHS patients, a pharmacy contractor must apply to the NHS Board. Each NHS Board is charged with assessing the needs of its area and determining the level of provision required. The board will therefore decide with the help of its Pharmacy Practice Committee whether to grant an oxygen contract. Read More ...