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[Ray]

1-discontinuation of CFC beclametasone, and the use of Brand products instead i.e Clenil or Qvar, with Qvar having double the potency of Clenil.

2-discontinuation of Combivent inhalers, i am not sure if there is another product to replace them or prescriber will simply prescribe salbutamol and iprotium seperatly.

3- one more Questions to be asked when providing needle exchange scheme, WHAT ARE YOU USING THEM FOR " with 1-8 options to tick " 1- cocaine 2-heroin ....etc". well this was the 1st day to this new regulation and the users are not happy at all, in fact some simply answered me " why the F--- are you asking" even that i informed them before " i am sorry but we have to ask 1 more question under the new regulations starting this week, what are you using the needle for'.

4- orlistat will hit the market soon as P product as some antibiotics as well for cyctitis " wodering which ones??"

5- Dr still prescribing diprobase pump 500g creams, even that there is a manufacturing problem for weeks. am i wrong?



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[northerntech]

Originally Posted by Ray

1-discontinuation of CFC beclametasone, and the use of Brand products instead i.e Clenil or Qvar, with Qvar having double the potency of Clenil.

2-discontinuation of Combivent inhalers, i am not sure if there is another product to replace them or prescriber will simply prescribe salbutamol and iprotium seperatly.

3- one more Questions to be asked when providing needle exchange scheme, WHAT ARE YOU USING THEM FOR " with 1-8 options to tick " 1- cocaine 2-heroin ....etc". well this was the 1st day to this new regulation and the users are not happy at all, in fact some simply answered me " why the F--- are you asking" even that i informed them before " i am sorry but we have to ask 1 more question under the new regulations starting this week, what are you using the needle for'.

4- orlistat will hit the market soon as P product as some antibiotics as well for cyctitis " wodering which ones??"

5- Dr still prescribing diprobase pump 500g creams, even that there is a manufacturing problem for weeks. am i wrong?



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love it when we receive a script for diprobase cream 500g NOT!

discontinued combivent? lots of people seemed to be switched just to atrovent.

beclometasone? most seem to be switched to Qvar though many children switched to Clenil.

L x

[northerntech]

Orlistat as a P? that explains that MANUFACTURING DELAY

still NO pseudoepherine

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Ray

5- Dr still prescribing diprobase pump 500g creams, even that there is a manufacturing problem for weeks. am i wrong?

Yup - you're wrong. There has been a problem - but being limited to a single wholesaler doesn't help.

It's in stock at all three shops I'm working at this week.

Jeff

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by northerntech

still NO pseudoepherine

Try ordering 500's of Galpseud.

Jeff

[Sir_Dispensalot]

AFAIK the cystitis thing is going to be a 3 day course of trimethoprim after a lengthy questionnaire...

resistance ahoy....

[Ray]

3- one more Questions to be asked when providing needle exchange scheme, WHAT ARE YOU USING THEM FOR " with 1-8 options to tick " 1- cocaine 2-heroin ....etc". well this was the 1st day to this new regulation and the users are not happy at all, in fact some simply answered me " why the F--- are you asking" even that i informed them before " i am sorry but we have to ask 1 more question under the new regulations starting this week, what are you using the needles for'.


no replies? it's just annoying me as heck.......
is it also in your area, or just in the south of kent, the addition of this extra annoying question on the sheet?

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Ray

3- one more Questions to be asked when providing needle exchange scheme, WHAT ARE YOU USING THEM FOR " with 1-8 options to tick " 1- cocaine 2-heroin ....etc". well this was the 1st day to this new regulation and the users are not happy at all, in fact some simply answered me " why the F--- are you asking" even that i informed them before " i am sorry but we have to ask 1 more question under the new regulations starting this week, what are you using the needles for'.


no replies? it's just annoying me as heck.......
is it also in your area, or just in the south of kent, the addition of this extra annoying question on the sheet?

So offer the feedback to the needle exchange scheme
As part a harm reduction exercise it is antagonising the service users. Then suggest that perhaps a paper questionnaire with every supply would prove more acceptable than verbal questioning)

Jeff

[Ray]

"1-discontinuation of CFC beclametasone, and the use of Brand products instead i.e Clenil or Qvar, with Qvar having double the potency of Clenil."

wondering how will we be paid for proviing Clenil 250 for a script saying beclametasone 250 mcg?
if it's been endorsed as Clenil 250, do we have to do extra arrangment to get paid for the brand product or PPA will automatically pay us for Clenil?

thanks in advance

[Ray]

"So offer the feedback to the needle exchange scheme"

i will soon, will write them to inform them
1- SOME customers are afraid about "confidential details" being circulated, as a lot of them on methadone i.e maybe they do not want their initials to be tracked by addiction centres
2- the ladies " staff" are not happy to hear customers complain after introducing the extra question which believe it or not, does not provide a TRUE pic of what substance they use, some of them even tell me, well just tick any of them.

3- i truly believe there is no point of introducing this silly question " what are you using them for" for christ's sake, they know 90% of them use them to INJECT drugs.