Drug Tariff Appliance Watch: Notice of Deletion
Published on: 3rd June 2019 | Updated on: 27th March 2024
Where an appliance is due to be deleted from Part IX of the Drug Tariff (DT), a three-month period of notice is issued by the NHS Business Service Authority (NHSBSA). An appliance flagged with a two-or three-month notice of deletion may not always be easy to identify as they are not separately listed in the Preface section by their page number(s) but are annotated with a symbol on their respective page of listing in Part IX.
To assist pharmacy teams and provide full visibility of all appliances due to be deleted in the coming month(s) Community Pharmacy England will publish the list of appliances that have been deleted from the current months DT and compile lists of the appliances flagged with a notice of deletion of up to three months.
Pharmacy teams are advised to keep track of appliances which are due to be deleted from the DT to manage stock ordering and to run down any excess stock ahead of the planned month of deletion. Only those appliances listed in Part IX of the DT can be dispensed against NHS prescriptions. If you dispense an appliance not listed in the DT, the item(s) would be returned as disallowed and payment will not be made for dispensing the appliance
The following appliances have been deleted from Part IX of the April 2024 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – NÉLATON CATHETER (‘Ordinary’ Cylindrical Catheter) Single Use – Bard Ltd – HydroSil Go Intermittent Catheter – Male | 73810G-73820G, 10-20 gauge |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – NÉLATON CATHETER (‘Ordinary’ Cylindrical Catheter) Single Use – Bard Ltd – HydroSil Go Intermittent Catheter – Female | 71808-71818, 8-18 gauge |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – NÉLATON CATHETER (‘Ordinary’ Cylindrical Catheter) Single Use – Bard Ltd – HydroSil Go Intermittent Catheter – Paediatric | 72806G-72810G, 6-10 gauge |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – FOLEY CATHETER – 2 Way For Long Term Use – Adult – Bard Ltd – Bard Bardex I.C. Bard Tray – Male | D23655S16, 10ml, 16 gauge |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – FOLEY CATHETER – 2 Way For Long Term Use – Adult – Bard Ltd – Bard Bardex I.C. Bard Tray – Female | D23695M16, 10ml, 16 gauge |
| APPLIANCES – ORAL FILM FORMING AGENTS – Caphosol Dispersible | 30 tablets |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Blue Line tracheostomy tube | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Blue Line Ultra Fenestrated tracheostomy tube inner cannula | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Blue Line Ultra tracheostomy tube inner cannula | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Tracheostomy Tube Holders – Portex Tracheostomy Tube Holder with Velcro Fastening | , 100/503/200 |
| CHEMICAL REAGENTS – DETECTION STRIPS, BLOOD FOR GLUCOSE – Colorimetric Strips – Active | 50 strips |
The following appliances have been flagged for deletion from Part IX of the May 2024 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Nélaton Catheter (‘ordinary’ cylindrical Catheter) Single use – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd Cubcath | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – Intermittent Catheter with finger grip and lid – Hunter Urology Ltd – Emteva Pure | 46F12-30-UK, Gauge (Ch) 12, 30 |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Hydrogel Sheet With Adhesive Border – Cutimed HydroControl – Square | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – LYMPHOEDEMA GARMENTS – Jobskin MTM Premium – For Lower Extremities | All classes and types |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy Protectors – Phoniq DigiClose Shower Shield | LAPPB0001 |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy Protectors – Phoniq Low Profile Shower Shield | LAPPB0002, 2 |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – SpiroTect Protector | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – INCONTINENCE SHEATHS – Spirit Healthcare Ltd – SpiritCare Incontinence Sheath – Short | All sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – INCONTINENCE SHEATHS – Spirit Healthcare Ltd – SpiritCare Incontinence Sheath – Wide | All sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – LEG BAGS – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Baby Bear paediatric leg bag with soft fabric backing, lever tap and one elastic non-slip paw print velcro strap | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – LEG BAGS – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Daddy Bear paediatric leg bag with soft fabric backing, lever tap and one elastic non-slip paw print velcro strap | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – LEG BAGS – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Mummy Bear paediatric leg bag with soft fabric backing, lever tap and one elastic non-slip paw print velcro strap | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – LEG BAGS – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Libra Conform 3 chambered leg bag with soft backing and lever action tap | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – LEG BAGS – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Libra leg bag with direct inlet and lever tap | 350ml direct inlet, 10130G, 10 750ml direct inlet, 10132J, 10 1000ml direct inlet, 10133K, 10 |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – NIGHT DRAINAGE BAGS – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – GB4 FOLD UP 2 litre sterile drainable night bag with a foldable lever action tap, non-return valve, sample port and star formed anti-kink tubing | 10402Y, 10 |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – TUBING AND ACCESSORIES – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Mummy and Baby Bear Leg Bag Straps with non-slip silicone backing | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Ileomate 1-piece drainable soft convex pouch with split cover, 4-point belt lugs, high capacity bar filter and SoftSafe closure with integral finger pocket – Transparent – Medium – pre-cut | 19mm, IMTC119, 10 28mm, IMTC128, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Ileomate 1-piece drainable soft convex pouch with split cover, 4-point belt lugs, high capacity bar filter and SoftSafe closure with integral finger pocket – Transparent – Large – pre-cut | 19mm, ILTC119, 10 41mm, ILTC141, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TUBING AND ACCESSORIES – Salts Healthcare – Salts Night Tube Adaptor | 833043, 2 |
The following appliances have been flagged for deletion from Part IX of the June 2024 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Cutisorb Ultra | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Askina Calgitrol Ag – Square | 20cm x 20cm |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Askina Calgitrol Thin – Square | 10cm x 10cm |
| APPLIANCES – EMOLLIENT AND BARRIER PREPARATIONS – QV Bath Oil | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – EMOLLIENT AND BARRIER PREPARATIONS – QV Gentle Wash | 250ml |
| APPLIANCES – EMOLLIENT AND BARRIER PREPARATIONS – QV Skin Lotion | 250ml |
| APPLIANCES – HYPODERMIC EQUIPMENT – Reusable Pens For Insulin – HumaPen Luxura HD | 3.0ml, 0.5 unit (1-30 units) |
| APPLIANCES – HYPODERMIC EQUIPMENT – Needles for Pre-filled and Reusable Pen Injectors – Insupen | 4mm/32 gauge 4mm/33 gauge |
| APPLIANCES – HYPODERMIC EQUIPMENT – Lancets – Sterile, Single-Use – Glucoject No-dol Lancets – (A. Menarini Diagnostics) | 0.315mm/30 gauge, 100 0.315mm/30 gauge, 200 |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – TUBING AND ACCESSORIES – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Libra Leg Bag Holder | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – URINAL SYSTEMS – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Stoke Mandeville replacement sheath (state size of sheath) Male PP urinal with 5 plastic bags (state size of sheath) | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – URINAL SYSTEMS – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Spare parts for PP Urinals: Flange with sheaths, state size | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – URINAL SYSTEMS – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Replacement bag for WP113 | WS140-07-L, 1 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Karaya 5 seal – with microporous adhesive and filter – Transparent | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Karaya 5 seal – without filter Transparent | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Karaya 5 seal – with microporous adhesive 229mm Length | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – SKIN FILLERS AND PROTECTIVES – CliniMed Ltd – Ostagel Skin Cleanser bottle | 8801, 100ml |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Dansac Ltd – Nova 2 Drainable Pouches including filtration system and water repellent soft fabric covers – Opaque | 55mm Flange, 1213-55, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – UROSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Lo-Profile – With Microporous II Adhesive and Karaya 5 Seal | All sizes |
The following appliances have been flagged for deletion from Part IX of the July 2024 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – BANDAGES – Multi-layer Compression Bandaging – Urgo Ltd – UrgoKTwo – multi-layer compression bandage kit | 0 (short) |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Foley Catheter – 2 Way For Long Term Use – Adult – Medasil (Surgical) Ltd – Urethral Catheter (Silicone Foley Catheter) | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Foley Catheter – 2 Way Long Term Use – Paediatric – Medasil (Surgical) Ltd – Medasil 2 Way Foley All Silicone Catheter | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Foley Catheter – 2 Way Long Term Use – Paediatric – Medasil (Surgical) Ltd – Urethral Catheter (Silicone Foley Catheter) | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – CERVICAL COLLAR, SOFT FOAM – Clini Cervical Collar | Large (53cm), OA8023 |
| APPLIANCES – DEBRIDEMENT DEVICE – Chemo-Mechanical Debridement Device – ChloraSolv | 3ml syringe |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Zetuvit Plus Silicone Border – Rectangular | 15cm x 25cm 20cm x 25cm |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – NIGHT DRAINAGE BAGS – Optimum Medical Solutions – Ugo 4weeks kit (contains 28 Ugo 10 night drainage bags, 4 Ugo leg bags, 4 Ugo fix leg bag straps, 4 Ugo fix gentle catheter clips and 1 Ugo hanger – Ugo 4weeks 3C (500ml, short tube, Ttap) | 3016, 1 |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – NIGHT DRAINAGE BAGS – Optimum Medical Solutions – Ugo 4weeks kit (contains 28 Ugo 10 night drainage bags, 4 Ugo leg bags, 4 Ugo fix leg bag straps, 4 Ugo fix gentle catheter clips and 1 Ugo hanger – Ugo 4weeks 4C (500ml, long tube, T-tap) | 3017, 1 |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – URINAL SYSTEMS – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Stoke Mandeville sheath type urinal | WP110-01-U, 1 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ADHESIVE DISCS/RINGS/PADS/PLASTERS – Peak Medical Ltd – Varimate Extra Thin Hydrocolloid Curved Retention Strips | VMT CURVE, 60 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ADHESIVE DISCS/RINGS/PADS/PLASTERS – Peak Medical Ltd – Varimate Retention Strips | VMT 0311, 60 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – BELTS – Peak Medical Ltd – EuroTec Adjustable Elastic Ostomy Belt 50mm wide – XX Large (130cm and above) | SB 50 XXL, 1 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Colomate 1-piece closed soft convex pouch with split cover, 4-point belt lugs and high capacity bar filter – Transparent – Medium/Large – pre-cut | 22mm, CMLTC122, 10 41mm, CMLTC141, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Colomate Closed 1 piece pouch Beige non-woven front and back and high capacity filter – Medium – pre-cut |
32mm, CMB132, 30 45mm, CMB145, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Colomate Closed 1 piece pouch transparent with beige needle-pin overlap and high capacity filter – Large – pre-cut | 25mm, CLT125, 30 28mm, CLT128, 30 35mm, CLT135, 30 38mm, CLT138, 30 45mm, CLT145, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – FLANGES – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Flanges all Blue Rubber | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – FLANGES – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Rubber Flanges, double base hole | 38mm int diam, WK160-38-J, 1 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Ileomate – One piece pouch with high capacity bar filter and SoftSafe closure with integral finger pocket – Transparent – Medium – pre-cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Ileomate – One piece pouch with high capacity bar filter and SoftSafe closure with integral finger pocket – Transparent – Large, Oval Barrier – pre-cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – PRESSURE PLATES/SHIELDS – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Surrey Model Plastic Pressure Plate | 32mm dia, WK001-32-L, 1 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – PRESSURE PLATES/SHIELDS – Jade-Euro-Med Ltd – Standard Plastic Pressure Plates to use with Lightweight Bag attached Flange | 25mm int diameter, WK004-25-C, 1 38mm int diameter, WK004-38-M, 1 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Peak Medical Ltd – Combimate Closed pouch, Beige non-woven both sides, high capacity filter – Medium | 38mm flange, CMB238, 30 57mm flange, CMB257, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Peak Medical Ltd – Combimate Closed pouch, Beige non-woven both sides, high capacity filter – Large | 38mm flange, CLB238, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Peak Medical Ltd – Combimate soft convex flange 57mm flange – pre-cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Peak Medical Ltd – Combimate Urostomy pouch, with non-return valve and soft bottom outlet tap – Transparent – Large | 57mm flange, ULT257B, 20 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Salts Healthcare – Flexifit wafer with hydrocolloid surround and Aloe Vera extracts | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – UROSTOMY BAGS – Jade Euro Med Ltd – Mitcham – Maxi | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – UROSTOMY BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Uromate 1 piece urostomy pouch, semi-transparent, beige non-woven backing and needle-pin overlap, non-return valve, soft bottom outlet tap – Large – pre-cut | 19mm, ULT119B, 20 22mm, ULT122B, 20 25mm, ULT125B, 20 28mm, ULT128B, 20 35mm, ULT135B, 20 38mm, ULT138B, 20 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – UROSTOMY BAGS – Peak Medical Ltd – Uromate 1-piece urostomy soft convex pouch with split cover, non-return valve, 4-point belt lugs and soft bottom outlet tap – Transparent – Large – pre-cut | 16mm, ULTC116B, 10 38mm, ULTC138B, 10 |
All lists are accurate to the best of our knowledge as of 27/03/2024
