How your LPC Levy is calculated
The list below details the sections included in the Levy Calculation. For your pharmacy the total turnover attributed to these columns is used to calculate your monthly contribution to Avon LPC.
Worked examples (all figures are fictitious to enable the examples to work)
Option 1:
- Your turnover for the month (only you see) = £80,000
- The total turnover of all the pharmacies in Avon (which the LPC doesn’t see) = £17,600,000
- Your percentage turnover = 0.4545%
- The LPC monthly levy is £17,500 per month and your contribution is 0.4545% = pharmacy contribution of £79.55
Option 2:
- Your turnover for the month (only you see) = £80,000
- The total turnover of all the pharmacies in Avon (which the LPC doesn’t see) = £20,000,000
- Your percentage turnover = 0.4000%
- The LPC monthly levy is £17,500 per month and your contribution is 0.4000% = pharmacy contribution of £70.00
Option 3:
- Your turnover for the month (only you see) = £70,000
- The total turnover of all the pharmacies in Avon (which the LPC doesn’t see) = £17,600,000
- Your percentage turnover = 0.3977%
- The LPC monthly levy is £17,500 per month and your contribution is 0.3977% = pharmacy contribution of £69.60
If you have any further questions regarding this, please contact the LPC.
| COLUMN DESCRIPTION | FULL DESCRIPTION | Column Reference | Included in Levy Calculation |
| BASIC PRICE STDR | Total of basic prices at Standard Discount Rate | AF | Y |
| DISCOUNT | Discount deducted | AG | Y |
| BASIC PRICE ZDR | Total of basic prices at Zero Discount Rate | AH | Y |
| OUT OF POCKET EX | Out of Pocket expenses | AI | Y |
| PAYMT CONSUMABLES | Payment for Consumables | AJ | Y |
| ADVANCE PAY REM | Payment on account – remuneration | AK | Y |
| ADVANCE PAY DRG | Payment on account – drug reimbursement | AL | Y |
| REC PAY REM | Recovery of payment on account – remuneration | AM | Y |
| REC PAY DRG | Recovery of payment on account – drug reimbursement | AN | Y |
| PAY CONTAINERS | Payment for Containers | AS | Y |
| NMS FEE | New Medicine Service Monthly Payment | AT | Y |
| BASIC DISP FEE | Activity Payment | AV | Y |
| ADD-FEE-2A | 2A – extemporaneously dispensed preparations | AZ | Y |
| ADD-FEE-2B-MF | 2B – appliances | BA | Y |
| ADD-FEE-2B-HD | 2B – appliances – home delivery | BB | Y |
| METHADONE PAYMT | Methadone Payment | BC | Y |
| ADD-FEE-2E | 2E – controlled drug schedules 2 and 3 | BE | Y |
| ADD-FEE-2F | 2F – expensive prescription fees | BF | Y |
| MANUALLY PRICED | Additional profession fees – MP | BG | Y |
| PXS CHGS CURR | Prescription charges collected current rate | BJ | Y |
| PXS CHGS PREV | Prescription charges collected previous rate | BK | Y |
| ELASTIC HOISERY | Elastic Hosiery charges collected | BL | Y |
| FP57 REFUNDS | FP57 refunds | BM | Y |
| AUR HOME FEE | Appliance Use Reviews in patients homes | BN | Y |
| AUR PREM FEE | Appliance Use Reviews in pharmacy premises | BO | Y |
| STOMA CUST FEE | Stoma Customisation | BP | Y |
| LPS | Local Pharmaceutical Services | CP | Y |
| TRAN PAY | Transitional Payment | FH | Y |
