The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7367 p329
17 September 2005

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Prescription pricing accuracy

Pharmacy contractors in England are losing less money each year as a result of increasing accuracy at the Prescription Pricing Authority.

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s annual report for 2004–05 shows that checks carried out by the National Prescription Research Centre found a 0.08 per cent underpayment to contractors in 2004–05.This compares with a 0.09 per cent underpayment in 2003–04.

In cash terms, this equates to a reduction in the underpayment per pharmacy from around £650 to almost £620.