Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Medicines shortages in England are continuing to drive up GP workload during the COVID-19 pandemic and have added more than £150m to prescribing costs in the past year alone.
A total of 132 products commonly used in primary care are currently out of stock, according to the drug shortage tracker produced by GPonline's sister website MIMS. Scores of other items have been out of stock within the past year, the tracker shows.
Meanwhile, figures compiled by the openprescribing.net website reveal that price concessions triggered by drug shortages over the past year have added more than £158m to prescribing costs for CCGs across England.
A list of price concessions maintained by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) shows that around 50 products a month currently attract these concessions, which are granted by the DHSC when shortages mean that pharmacies have to dispense more expensive alternatives.
www.gponline.com
(free registration)
A total of 132 products commonly used in primary care are currently out of stock, according to the drug shortage tracker produced by GPonline's sister website MIMS. Scores of other items have been out of stock within the past year, the tracker shows.
Meanwhile, figures compiled by the openprescribing.net website reveal that price concessions triggered by drug shortages over the past year have added more than £158m to prescribing costs for CCGs across England.
A list of price concessions maintained by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) shows that around 50 products a month currently attract these concessions, which are granted by the DHSC when shortages mean that pharmacies have to dispense more expensive alternatives.
Medicines shortages drive up GP workload as prescribing costs surge £158m
Medicines shortages in England are continuing to drive up GP workload during the COVID-19 pandemic and have added more than £150m to prescribing costs in the past year alone.
www.gponline.com
(free registration)