Drug Tariff (not finished)

Question 1

What information does the drug tariff contain? (3)

Answer 1

• Details the community pharmacy contract with the NHS
• A list of prices of drugs/appliances and fees
• Charges for patient

Question 2

Name a few ways community phSarmacists are paid (4)

Answer 2

• Fees
• Advances services payments
• Enhances services payments
• IT and repeat dispensing payments

Question 3

Without considering additional payments from endorsements

How much are pharmacists paid per item dispensed?

Answer 3

90p

Question 4

An FP10 prescription can contain any medicine, food, drink or medical cosmetic item as long as they’re not on the ‘Black List’ in part 18A

What kind of items are black listed?

Answer 4

Items that are:
Unnecessary 
Expensive
Have no medical use
Duplicates of other medicinal products

Question 5

Selected list scheme (SLS) items (part 18b) are also allowed on an FP10 , what are SLS items?

Answer 5

items allowed only under certain circumstances

Question 6

Which two prescriber can prescribe any licensed or unlicensed medicines on an FP10?

Answer 6

Nurse independent prescribers

Pharmacist independent prescribers

Question 7

ONE charge per item

How many chargers for a PAIR of ELASTIC HOSIERY?

Answer 7

TWO, elastic hosiery is an exception, ONE charger PER leg

Question 8

How many charges for different STRENGTHS/FLAVOURS of the SAME item?

(on same FP10)

Answer 8

ONE charge

Question 9

How many charges for different FORMULATIONS of the same item

Answer 9

A charge for each formulation

Question 10

How many charges for combination packs?

Answer 10

A charge per item in the combination pack

Question 11

How many charges for contraceptive pill?

What the exception?

Answer 11

NO CHARGE
Unless co-cyprindiol not indicated for oral contraception (usually has OC or female sign written on the body of the script)

Question 12

How do you endorse part 8a items? (2)

Answer 12

state pack size (if there’s more than 1 type) and quantity supplied

Question 13

How do you endorse non-8A items (3)

Answer 13

brand
pack size
price

Question 14

Additional endorsements: 
not dispensed (ND)
prescriber contacted (PC)
prescriber no contacted (PNC)

How and when do you endorse a PC

Answer 14

a) missing strength, quantity or dosage; Sch 2+3 if quantity on words or fig
b) endorse with initials and date

Question 15

Prescriber not contacted (PNC) - how and when do you endorse with this and what action can you take in the mean time? (4)

Answer 15

a) missing strength, quantity or dose
b) prescriber cant be contacted
c) NOT sch 2+3
d) Can supply up to 5 days of treatment

Question 16

Name 4 Additional endorsements with fees

Answer 16

Specials (SP)
Extemporaneously dispensed (ED)
Supervised consumption (PD)
Measured and fitted (MF)

Question 17

What is a special (SP)? (4 points in one definition)

Answer 17

unlicenced medicine ordered on RX for named patient,
produced by a specials manufacture,
licensed and inspected by the MHRA,
with a CoC supplied with it