Drug Tariff Appliance Watch: Notice of Deletion
Published on: 3rd June 2019 | Updated on: 27th July 2022
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) PSNC 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 August 2022 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – BANDAGES – Sub-compression Wadding Bandage – Clinistretch Soft 2.75m unstretched | 10cm x 2.75m |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Nélaton Catheter (‘ordinary’ cylindrical Catheter) Single use – Great Bear Healthcare Ltd – Cubcath Cascade | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Scar Treatment Preparations Silicone Gel Sheet – Oleeva Fabric | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – LYMPHOEDEMA GARMENTS – Jobskin Alleviant | All classes, types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – LYMPHOEDEMA GARMENTS – Jobskin Alleviant Plus | All classes, types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – VENOUS ULCER COMPRESSION SYSTEM – Jobskin Alleviant (Jobskin Ltd) – Medical Stocking & Compression Liner (pack contains 1 over stocking and 2 liners) | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ADHESIVE REMOVERS (SPRAYS, LIQUIDS, WIPES) – Peak Medical Ltd – Offmate Stoma Adhesive Remover | OM 30, 30 wipes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Oakmed Ltd – Option – Colostomy with Soft Covering to one side – Opaque starter hole | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Oakmed Ltd – Option – Colostomy Plus with Soft Covering to one side – Opaque starter hole | All types and sizes |
The following appliances have been flagged with a notice of deletion and are due to be deleted from Part IX of the September 2022 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Polyurethane Foam Film Dressing – Sterile – Without Adhesive Border Light to medium exudating wounds – Advazorb Lite | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Soft Silicone Wound Contact Dressing with Polyurethane Foam Film Backing – Sterile – Advazorb Silfix Lite | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – KerraFoam Simple | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – KerraFoam Gentle Border | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – KerraFoam Gentle Border Heel | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – KerraFoam Gentle Border Sacrum | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – KerraFoam Simple Border | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – EMOLLIENT AND BARRIER PREPARATIONS – AriPro | 250ml Aerosol |
| APPLIANCES – EYE PRODUCTS – Hy-Opti 0.1% | 10ml preservative free bottle |
| APPLIANCES – EYE PRODUCTS – Hy-Opti 0.2% | 10ml preservative free bottle |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Blom-Singer HME Starter Kit | BE1055EZS |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Laryvox PRO HME Cassette | 49841 |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Laryvox HME HighFlow Cassette | 49840 |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – CATHETER VALVES – MacGregor Healthcare – Qufora Catheter Valve | 21104204, 5 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ADHESIVE REMOVERS (SPRAYS, LIQUIDS, WIPES) – ConvaTec Ltd – Sensi-Care Sting Free Adhesive | 420798, 150ml aerosol |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – BELTS – Peak Medical Ltd – Combimate Adjustable Elastic Ostomy Belt | 25mm wide, SB25, 1 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – SKIN FILLERS AND PROTECTIVES – ConvaTec Ltd – Barrier Foam Applicator | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Peak Medical Ltd – Combimate Closed pouch, Beige non-woven both sides, high capacity filter – Small | 45mm flange, CSB245, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Peak Medical Ltd – Combimate Colocap 2-piece stoma cap with high capacity filter | All types and sizes |
The following appliances have been flagged with a notice of deletion and are due to be deleted from Part IX of the October 2022 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – BANDAGES – Two-layer Cohesive Compression Systems – 3M Health Care Ltd – Coban 2 Comfort Foam Layer (layer #1) | 20cm x 3.5m |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Nélaton Catheter (‘ordinary’ cylindrical Catheter) Single use – MacGregor Healthcare Ltd – Qufora Onestep Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Nélaton Catheter (‘ordinary’ cylindrical Catheter) Single use – MacGregor Healthcare Ltd – Qufora Twostep Hydrophilic Intermittent Catheter | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – Vapour-permeable Adhesive Film Dressing – Niko-Fix securement device for ported IV cannula | 7cm x 8.5cm |
| APPLIANCES – NASAL PRODUCTS – Nasal Aspirator – Snufflebabe nasal aspirator | 1 device |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – LEG BAGS – MacGregor Healthcare Ltd – Qufora Sterile Leg Bags, containing 1 pair of non-latex gloves and soft elasticated cotton velcro straps per box of 10 – 750ml, short tube Q Flow Lever Tap | 12361804, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – BELTS – CUI International – Fulcionel – Male | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – BELTS – CUI International – Fulcionel – Medium Support Hernia Belt – White, Black – 15cm depth with customised hole cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – BELTS – CUI International – Fulcionel – Medium Support Hernia Belt – White, Black – 20cm depth with customised hole cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – BELTS – CUI International – Fulcionel – Medium Support Hernia Belt – White, Black – 26cm depth with customised hole cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Peak Medical Ltd – Fleximate 2-piece urostomy pouch, with non-return valve and soft bottom outlet tap – Transparent – Large | All sizes |
The following appliances have been flagged with a notice of deletion and are due to be deleted from Part IX of the November 2022 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETER MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS – UroFlush R – 6.0% Citric Acid (Solution R) | URO50R, 50ml |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Alginate Dressing with Superabsorbent Backing – Sterile – Sorbsan Plus | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Alginate Dressing with Superabsorbent Backing – Sterile – Sorbsan Plus Border | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Alginate Dressing with Superabsorbent Backing – Sterile – Sorbsan Silver Plus | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Cavity Dressing – Biatain Ag | 5cm x 8cm |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Hydrocolloid Dressing – Semi-permeable – Sterile – With Adhesive Border – Comfeel Plus Pressure Relief Circular | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Soft Silicone Wound Contact Dressing – Sterile – kliniderm Silicone Wound Contact Layer | 17cm x 25cm |
| APPLIANCES – EYE PRODUCTS – Eye Drops – Sodium Hyaluronate – VIZhyal 0.17% | 10ml preservative free bottle |
| APPLIANCES – STOCKINETTE – Elasticated Viscose Stockinette – Bandage – Flexifast | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – SURGICAL ADHESIVE TAPES – Permeable, Apertured Non-Woven Synthetic Adhesive Tape BP 1988 – Chemifix | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – SURGICAL ADHESIVE TAPES – Permeable Non-Woven Synthetic Adhesive Tape BP 1988 – Chemipore | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – SURGICAL ADHESIVE TAPES – Permeable Non-Woven Synthetic Adhesive Tape BP 1988 – Chemipore-PE | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – LEG BAGS – Bard Ltd – Urisac Range: Leg Bags with push/pull outlet and foam velcro straps | All types and sizes |
| INCONTINENCE APPLIANCES – NIGHT DRAINAGE BAGS – MacGregor Healthcare Ltd – Qufora S4 2 litre drainable night bag with 120cm inlet tube, non-return valve, sample port connector, tube clamp lever valve tap, plastic flap to tuck in tap and pair of non-latex gloves | 14851204, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – DEODORANTS – Medicareplus International Ltd – Medi Citrone Ostomy Deodorant Aerosol | 60352, 50ml |
All lists are accurate to the best of our knowledge as of 27/07/2022
For more information on this topic please email info@psnc.org.uk
