12 new conditions added to NMS from September 1, including atrial fibrillation and osteoporosis
• By Valeria Fiore
The new medicine service (NMS) will be expanded from September 1 to include more therapeutic areas, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has announced.
A catch-up NMS will also be temporarily available to those who could not access the service during COVID-19
Twelve additional conditions have been added to the service, PSNC announced today (August 23), as it published the outcome of the negotiations on year three of the community pharmacy contractual framework.
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