tabs vs caps

[difdif]

a repeat Rx for viepax xl, patient was prescribed venlafaxine "rodomel" previously and only changed to viepax for the first time...

I was stuck to make a decision between the customer who was getting very frustrated and who came back to pick uo his meds just before 6pm and the gp who didnt get back to me about changing the script or doing something about the emergency...anyways as I am not the best person to understand the whole GP commissioning, can someone plz elaborate on how viepax xl 150 tabs can save money while I think venlafaxine caps are only 4 pounds something and what do pharmacies get paid for, where in the DT is it exactly?

thanx

[Defblade]

I'm not convinced a presentation change is an "emergency".

A poorly explained by the surgery irritation, maybe.


DT price of venlafaxine is artficially high, to allow contractors to make their allowed profit on buying.
PCTs/LHBs are now trying to trim their drugs bill by hunting down alternatives to these products, which has other unintended side-effects.... tried to get Eltroxin 25mcg recently?

All down to the DuH wanting to still hide some of how much it pays us for the overall service using the drugs budget as a blind

[bobbin]

DT price of venlafaxine is artficially high, to allow contractors to make their allowed profit on buying.

DT prices are high for most m/r products because m/r products are never placed in Category M.

[difdif]

emergency was about the customer not getting his meds on the day which he deperately needed, pharmacy didnt have any viepax at the time...

thanks,it is a little bit clearer now interesting stuff and all about the money of course..!