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Prescriptions and prescribing
Prescription forms, charges and exemptions, prescribing software, and roles and responsibilities in the prescription system.
Latest updates
Review of Prescription Charges - extending exemption from prescription charges for cancer patients and for people with long term conditions
Cancer patients can now get free prescriptions. The Government is also looking at prescriptions charges for people with long term conditions, with a view to phasing out charges over the next few years.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - Topic selection process for technology appraisals
This consultation looks at streamlining processes to help the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) produce guidance on new drugs and treatments more quickly.
Antiviral drugs for influenza
NICE guidance notes on prescribing antiviral drugs.
Additional links
Electronic Drug Tariff
The electronic Drug Tariff provides access to the current edition of the National Health Service Drug Tariff for England and Wales compiled on behalf of the Department of Health by the Prescription Pricing Authority.
Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances
The ACBS is moving from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency.
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