The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7265 p290
6 September 2003

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Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council (www.spgc.org.uk)

Cost survey for Scottish pharmacy

A survey of the cost of providing community pharmacy services is to be held in Scotland this month. The results will be used as part of the Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council’s negotiations on the new contract for community pharmacists.

The survey has two parts: an inquiry into the discounts earned on proprietary drugs and the costs of providing the pharmaceutical service, including staff, property and overhead costs. An inquiry into the prices of generic drugs will follow.

The Scottish Executive is providingfunding for pharmacies that participate in the survey. They will be paid £300 for completing the forms and an additional £25 will be paid to a small number of pharmacies that will be asked to submit copies of invoices.

“If selected, please take care to ensure you accurately report all costs in your return; this is your opportunity to demonstrate the inadequacies inherent in the current system of remuneration,” the SPGC told pharmacists in a newsletter this week.