The endorsing requirements are summarised below:
| Drug Tariff Listed Special | Non Drug Tariff Listed Special | |
|---|---|---|
| Payment | Part VIIIB price listed | Invoice price (less discount/rebates) OR based on extemporaneous preparation by the contractor/3rd party |
| plus | £20 – as a contribution to out of pocket expenses e.g. carriage | £20 – as a contribution to out of pocket expenses e.g. carriage OR £20 – ONLY if prepared extemporaneously |
| Endorsement need | SP OR ED - If prepared by the contractor or 3rd party extemporaneously . |
SP Invoice price (less discount/rebates) Manufacturers Specials licence number Batch No of product OR ED - If prepared by the contractor/3rd party extemporaneously AND The names, quantities and cost of the ingredients |
| Broken Bulk | Not allowed | BB -You may claim broken bulk only on the ingredients used to prepare the product extemporaneously |
| Discount not given (DNG) * | Not allowed An endorsement previously used for claiming exemption from discount deduction. This process is now fully automated so the endorsement is no longer required. Therefore, you will subject to clawback on these lines. BUT for non-tariff products it is assumed that you endorse NET Price therefore automatically treated as a ZD lines therefore no clawback is applied. |
|
| Out of pocket expenses** | Paid via SP/ED endorsement Contractors do not need to claim Out of Pocket expenses (OOPE) as arrangements for claiming & declaration on FP34c are different. The PSNC maintain that we technically get OOPE through the SP endorsement. |
|
| Records | Normal record keeping applies | For Specials not listed in Part VIIIB, the contractor should stamp, date, initial and endorse the Certificate of Analysis (COA)/ Certificate of Conformity (COC) with the price paid and prescriber's details. At the end of each month, these should be sent to the PCT of the prescriber. All patient details must be removed prior to sending to the PCT. |
All other fees ie. professional fees, CD, expensive item, etc will be paid as appropriate.
