Community Pharmacy

Version 4 Prescription Forms

Practitioner Services will continue to accept Version 4 prescription forms written up to and up to 31st July 2009.

Version 5 CP2 Forms

(25th June 2009)

Version 5 CP2 forms will not be introduced until Autumn 2009. Please continue to use Version 4 CP2 forms until Version 5 become available.

No Prescription Charges for Drugs or Preparations prescribed for the treatment of Pandemic Flu during an emergency

(23rd June 2009)

Amendments to the NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 removes the requirement to pay prescription charges for drugs or preparations for the treatment of pandemic influenza, or influenza that might become pandemic.  Read more>>

General Housekeeping

(11th June 2009)

Pharmacies are encouraged to do their housekeeping regularly, daily for AMS and at least weekly for MAS, to keep their systems up to date and ensure that electronic messages are passing through the system accurately and timeously. Read more>>

Items for Minor Ailment Service

(3rd June 2009)

The following Items are now within Part 7b of the Drug Tariff for MAS with effect from June 2009 dispensing. This section has been developed in order to clarify the pricing of certain items when prescribed generically on CP2 forms.

ePharmacy Helpdesk changeover to NHS net email

As from the 25th of June 2009 the ePharmacy Helpdesk email address will change to nss.psdhelp@nhs.net. Please update your contact records and start using the new address in future correspondence.

H1N1 influenza A virus (swine flu)

Advice for the public including frequently asked questions, please visit the Health Protection Scotland (HPS) website.

Pharmacists concerned about patients who present with influenza-like illness should consult the algorithm on the HPS website.

All patients who fulfill the conditions listed in the algorithm should be advised to stay at home and contact their GP or contact NHS 24 if the GP surgery is closed. Please do not send patients directly to Primary Care Emergency Centres.