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Rokshaw Laboratories would like to advise all customers with our Opening and Delivery Times over the Easter period.

Opening Times

Delivery Times

Order by Wednesday 8th April to guarantee Next Day Delivery for Manufactured and Wholesale items

We can provide Next Day Delivery on Good Friday if required. Please discuss your delivery options with Customer Services

If you do not require Good Friday Delivery

Ambient products ordered on Thursday 9th April will be delivered Tuesday 14th April

Fridge products ordered on Thursday 9th April will be delivered Wednesday 15th April

Contact Rokshaw Laboratories over the Easter Period via:

• Phone: 0800 1699 765
• The Rokshaw Online Ordering System
• The Rokshaw Online Ordering App – Available to Download on Apple and Android Devices
• Email: orders@rokshaw.co.uk
• Fax: 0191 5675 210

You can view and print our Easter Opening and Delivery times using the attached link

From all at Rokshaw Laboratories, we would like to thank you for your continued support and wish you a Very Happy Easter

Rokshaw Laboratories would like to provide a customer update, following the ongoing situation regarding Covid-19.

Rokshaw’s services are deemed as critical to the supply chain as per the government guidelines and we are taking all necessary actions to ensure that our vital service for patients is not disrupted during this difficult time. These include:

• Extra decontamination procedures for cleaning have been implemented throughout the site
• Deliveries will be held at the door to minimise contact with drivers
• Stock levels have been increased
• Implementing change controls and developing contingency plans
• Sales activities have been grounded, with all meetings conducted by phone
• We have implemented a ban on all visitors to the site

We currently have a fit and healthy team but we will be reviewing our situation on a daily basis

Our service is currently running as normal and we want to reassure our customers that we are doing everything possible to maintain our standards across the whole business

If you have any questions about our processes, please contact us on Freephone: 0800 1699 765 or Email: info@rokshaw.co.uk

Rokshaw Laboratories can announce the following changes and provide an analysis for the Part VIIIB Specials Drug Tariff, with effect of February 1st 2020.

The following changes are:

• 2 Products Added
• 0 Products Removed
• 184 Price Decreases
• 74 Price Increases
• 1 Price Remains the Same

In summary, the February 2020 Specials Drug Tariff has shown another decrease in the overall average sales price (now at £69.02, down from £71.97) with the popular product decreases being Diltiazem Cream , Hydrocortisone Suspension and Chloral Hydrate Solution. These significant decreases are continuing to provide excellent value for the NHS moving further into 2020 and the foreseeable future.  We predict that the trend will continue with prices getting even lower in the upcoming updates, despite seeing the overall average sales price reaching a record low.

Rokshaw Laboratories also predicts that despite 2 product additions in the February update, the upcoming 2020 updates will see the addition of a lot more lines to ensure that prices are appropriately moderated across the Specials industry.

What can Rokshaw Laboratories Do?

Despite these changes, Rokshaw Laboratories will always be able to provide your pharmacy with a competitive price on Drug Tariff that allows for an ethical earning opportunity for community pharmacy and value for the NHS.

If you wish to speak with us to see what we can do you on Drug Tariff lines going forward, then please find our contact details here or fill out our Online Enquiry Form. We also provide a wide variety of Non Tariff Specials and Special Obtains that you can ask us about at any time as part of our overall “One Stop Shop” Specials Service.

If you wish to work out your exact reimbursements on Drug Tariff lines, you can use our Drug Tariff Calculator, which has been updated from the 1st February 2020. For more information on the entire February 2020 Specials Drug Tariff, please access the following link for the full Drug Tariff.

Rokshaw Laboratories would like to advise all customers with our Opening and Delivery Times over the Christmas & New Year period.

England & Wales

Scotland

Normal Hours resume Thursday 2nd January 8.30pm – 6pm with Next Morning Delivery

Over the busy festive period, we also want to remind you of the methods that could best suit your ordering requirements over the holidays: 

• Phone: 0191 510 6500 – 0800 1699 765
• Fax: 0191 5675 210
• Email: orders@rokshaw.co.uk
• The Rokshaw Online Ordering System
• The Rokshaw App – Available for download on Android and Apple devices

Rokshaw is looking to engage a specialist contractor to design our clean room  to enable us to offer a leaner production process.  Please click on the attached link for tender details.

Over recent months, the pharmaceutical industry has been coping with a large number of supply shortage in the market.

During this time, Healthcare Professionals being encouraged to find alternative imported methods for their patients’, on an ‘unlicensed’ basis.

As a MHRA Approved and NHS Accredited Specials Supplier, Rokshaw Laboratories has responded to these shortages by providing the following import alternatives on a next day delivery service:

• Nardil 15mg Tablets – Official OOS Alert & Endorsing Guidance Attached
• Capsaicin 0.025% & 0.075% Cream – Official OOS Alert & Endorsing Guidance Attached
• Tiagabine 5mg, 10mg & 15mg Tablets – Official OOS Alert & Endorsing Guidance Attached
• Fluoxetine 10mg Capsules – Official OOS Alert & Endorsing Guidance Attached

Contact us today to see how we can help you using the following methods:

• Freephone: 0800 1699 765
• Email: info@rokshaw.co.uk

You can also contact us for any other shortages that you are experiencing, as we are in a unique position to either supply an alternative as an unlicensed import or as a manufactured special in our manufacturing facility

Rokshaw Laboratories can announce the following changes and provide an analysis for the Part VIIIB Specials Drug Tariff, with effect of November 1st 2019.

The following changes are:

• 7 Products Added
• 0 Products Removed
• 173 Price Decreases
• 79 Price Increases

In summary, the November 2019 Specials Drug Tariff has shown another decrease in the overall average sales price (now at £71.97, down from £72.51) with the popular product decreases being Glycopyrronium Bromide , Spironolactone Suspension and Chloral Hydrate Solution. These significant decreases are continuing to provide excellent value for the NHS moving into the new year and the foreseeable future.  We predict that the trend will continue with prices getting even lower in the upcoming updates, despite seeing the overall average sales price reaching a record low.

Rokshaw Laboratories also predicts that despite 7 product additions in the November update, the upcoming 2020 updates will see the addition of a lot more lines to ensure that prices are appropriately moderated across the Specials industry.

What can Rokshaw Laboratories Do?

Despite these changes, Rokshaw Laboratories will always be able to provide your pharmacy with a competitive price on Drug Tariff that allows for an ethical earning opportunity for community pharmacy and value for the NHS.

If you wish to speak with us to see what we can do you on Drug Tariff lines going forward, then please find our contact details here or fill out our Online Enquiry Form. We also provide a wide variety of Non Tariff Specials and Special Obtains that you can ask us about at any time as part of our overall “One Stop Shop” Specials Service.

If you wish to work out your exact reimbursements on Drug Tariff lines, you can use our Drug Tariff Calculator, which has been updated from the 1st November 2019. For more information on the entire November 2019 Specials Drug Tariff, please access the following link for the full Drug Tariff.

Rokshaw Laboratories has an exciting new job opportunity for a New Product Development Officer at our site in Sunderland.  Due to rapid growth in our business, we are looking for the right individual with the necessary skills to join our Quality team.

To see the Job Description please click here

To apply please send your CV to paul@rokshaw.co.uk , alternatively you can apply via our Linkedin Job Advert

We politely ask recruitment companies not to get in touch regards this vacancy

Rokshaw Laboratories is delighted to confirm that we are once again and our next stop, is The Pharmacy Show 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham on 6th-7th October!

We are returning after our huge success at last year’s event, with the same mission of showcasing The Future of Specials with our groundbreaking Online Ordering App, our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and our ethical approach in the Specials industry to Pharmacies, Hospitals and Clinics.

We really hope to see a good turnout of our loyal current customers, as well as new faces to show what service we can provide, therefore if you wish to come and see us then please visit our Pharmacy Show Profile and Register for your Free Ticket to make sure you don’t miss our exciting stand and friendly staff!

Our stand number for the event is: PA20

For additional information regarding our Pharmacy Show attendance, please see our Social Media pages:

• Twitter Page: @Rokshaw_Labs
• Linkedin Page

If you require any further information regarding our Pharmacy Show appearance prior to the event, you can contact us:

• Freephone: 0800 1699 765
• Email: info@rokshaw.co.uk
• Online Enquiry Form

On the 15th July 2019, Kyowa Kirin raised an alert of a supply disruption of Nardil 15mg Tablets 100 pack.

Stock shortages will commence until the end of October 2019, with Healthcare Professionals being encouraged to find alternative imported methods for their patients’, on an ‘unlicensed’ basis.

As a MHRA Approved and NHS Accredited Specials Supplier, Rokshaw Laboratories has responded to this shortage by importing stock that is now available on a next day delivery service.

Contact us today to see how we can help you using the following methods:

• Freephone: 0800 1699 765
• Email: info@rokshaw.co.uk

For more information on this shortage, please find the alert here