Drug Tariff Watch – March 2022
Drug Tariff Watch – March 2022
February 25, 2022
The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 March 2022.
Key | |
g | Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. |
§ | Selected List Scheme (SLS) |
* | This pack only (others already/still available) |
BB | Product is eligible for Broken Bulk claims where payment is made for a complete pack if a part-pack has been dispensed to match the prescribed quantity and it is unlikely that you will be able to dispense the balance within the following six months. |
OOP | Product eligible for Out Of Pocket expense claims (over £0.50) where in exceptional circumstances, contractors incur expenses in obtaining this product (which is not required to be frequently supplied by the contractor). |
DND | Product is not subject to discount deduction or ‘clawback’ as it meets either group or individual item criteria for DND (Discount Not Deducted) as set out in Part II of the Drug Tariff. |
Part VIIIA Additions
Category A Additions:
- Metoprolol 25mg tablets (28)
Category C Additions:
- Chlorpromazine 10mg tablets (28) – Genesis Pharmaceuticals Ltd – BB and OOP
- Mometasone 25micrograms/dose / Olopatadine 600micrograms/dose nasal spray g (240 dose) – Ryaltris – BB and OOP
- Olanzapine 10mg powder for solution for injection vials g (1) – Zyprexa – OOP
- Paracetamol 500mg / Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 30mg tablets (15) – Sinutab Non-Drowsy – BB and OOP
- Rivaroxaban 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free g (250ml) – Xarelto – OOP
- *Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 10g oral powder sachets (30) – Lokelma – BB, OOP and DND
- Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 5g oral powder sachets (30) – Lokelma – BB, OOP and DND
Part VIIID Additions
From March 2022, the Drug Tariff includes a new section, Part VIIID, which sets out payment arrangements for specials and imported unlicensed medicines to be paid relative to an identified pack size.
For guidance on the new Part VIIID arrangements as FAQs covering the reasons for the introduction of a new section in the Drug Tariff for specials, Part VIIID price-setting processes as well as prescription endorsing and submission requirements see our briefing Part VIIID – Specials with reimbursement prices relative to commonly identified pack sizes.
Product | Formulations covered in this part | Quantity | Basic price (pence) |
Albendazole 400mg tablets | STD | 1 | 1891 |
Benzbromarone 100mg tablets | STD, FF, LF,SF | 30 | 8262 |
Biotin 5mg tablets | STD | 30 | 11125 |
Calcium carbonate 300mg tablets | STD | 200 | 23632 |
Colecalciferol 10,000unit tablets | STD | 12 | 13747 |
Colecalciferol 2,000unit tablets | STD, SF | 28 | 9286 |
Colecalciferol 20,000unit tablets | STD | 14 | 14612 |
Colecalciferol 3,000unit tablets | STD | 28 | 14323 |
Co-phenotrope 2.5mg/0.025mg tablets | STD | 20 | 5073 |
Co-proxamol 32.5mg/325mg tablets | STD | 100 | 16737 |
Danazol 100mg capsules | STD | 100 | 16860 |
Flunarizine dihydrochloride 10mg tablets | STD | 30 | 18031 |
Flunarizine dihydrochloride 5mg capsules | STD | 50 | 16273 |
Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg tablets | STD | 28 | 7052 |
Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg tablets | STD | 100 | 25184 |
Ivermectin 3mg tablets | STD | 4 | 9222 |
Levamisole 50mg tablets | STD | 50 | 7946 |
Levothyroxine sodium 100microgram capsules | STD, LF, SF | 50 | 15631 |
Levothyroxine sodium 25microgram capsules | STD, LF, SF | 28 | 7378 |
Levothyroxine sodium 50microgram capsules | STD, LF, SF | 28 | 4308 |
Liothyronine 2.5microgram capsules | STD, SF | 100 | 27684 |
Magnesium citrate 200mg tablets | STD | 60 | 2141 |
Magnesium oxide 160mg capsules | STD | 100 | 13924 |
Megestrol 40mg tablets | STD | 100 | 26572 |
Melatonin 10mg capsules | STD, LF, SF | 30 | 6433 |
Melatonin 10mg capsules | STD, LF, SF | 60 | 12866 |
Melatonin 1mg capsules | STD, LF, SF | 60 | 3959 |
Melatonin 2.5mg capsules | STD, LF, SF | 60 | 10070 |
Melatonin 3mg modified-release capsules | STD | 60 | 8142 |
Mepacrine 100mg tablets | STD, LF | 50 | 22309 |
Mercaptopurine 10mg capsules | STD, CF, FF, SF | 50 | 17955 |
Mercaptopurine 10mg tablets | STD | 100 | 45752 |
Metolazone 2.5mg tablets | STD, LF, SF | 4 | 1042 |
Metolazone 2.5mg tablets | STD, LF, SF | 100 | 26048 |
Metolazone 5mg tablets | STD, LF, SF | 28 | 6952 |
Metolazone 5mg tablets | STD, LF, SF | 50 | 12414 |
Nadolol 40mg tablets | STD, CF, FF | 28 | 6867 |
Nadolol 40mg tablets | STD, CF, FF | 100 | 24524 |
Naltrexone 3mg capsules | STD, AF, LF, SF | 30 | 3709 |
Naltrexone 4.5mg capsules | STD, AF, LF, SF | 30 | 3469 |
Nicotinamide 250mg tablets | STD | 100 | 5862 |
Orphenadrine 50mg tablets | STD | 100 | 10418 |
Phenelzine 15mg capsules | STD, AF, CF, LF, PF, SF | 60 | 19783 |
Phenelzine 15mg tablets | STD, LF, SF | 60 | 41820 |
Phytomenadione 10mg tablets | STD, SF | 30 | 7940 |
Phytomenadione 10mg tablets | STD, SF | 50 | 13233 |
Pirenzepine 50mg tablets | STD | 50 | 16739 |
Prazosin 2mg tablets | STD | 28 | 4592 |
Prazosin 2mg tablets | STD | 100 | 16401 |
Probenecid 500mg tablets | STD, CF, LF, SF | 50 | 20645 |
Riboflavin 100mg modified-release tablets | STD | 60 | 3272 |
Sucralfate 1g tablets | STD, CF, FF, LF, PF, SF | 40 | 12072 |
Sultiame 200mg tablets | STD | 50 | 23472 |
Trimetazidine 35mg modified-release tablets | STD | 60 | 13815 |
Part VIIIA Amendments
- Amiloride 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free (150 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Essential Pharma Ltd – BB, OOP and DND
Price increase £46.45 to £158.85
- Cimetidine 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free (300 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd – BB, OOP
Price decrease £48.78 to £48.75
- Fluticasone propionate 250micrograms/dose/Salmeterol 50micrograms/dose dry powder inhaler g (60) dose Category C Seretide 250 Accuhaler reference product has been removed – OOP
Price remains at £33.95
- Glucose 40% oral gel 75g (3xg25) Category C GlucoGel reference product has been removed – OOP
Price remains at £7.16
- Mirtazapine 15mg/ml oral solution sugar free g (66 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd – OOP and DND
Price increase £89.22 to £97.89
- Omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free g (75 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd – OOP and DND
Price increase £103.93 to £106.46
- Omeprazole 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free g (75 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd – OOP and DND
Price increase £201.10 to £206.00 - Posaconazole 100mg gastroresistant tablets (24) Category C Noxafil reference product has been removed – BB, OOP and DND
Price remains at £596.96
- Promazine 25mg/5ml oral solution (150 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd – BB, OOP and DND
Price increase £50.49 to £60.19
- Simvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (150 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd – BB, OOP and DND
Price increase £162.92 to £173.89
- Sodium cromoglicate 100mg capsules (100) Category C Nalcrom has moved to Category A
Price increase £41.14 to £46.80 - Warfarin 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free (150 ml) Category A has moved to Category C – Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd – BB, OOP and DND
Price increase £140.29 to £156.07
Please note price listed here was correct at the time of publishing and is subject to change in line with the price change mechanism.
Part VIIIA Deletions
If all pack sizes of a drug have been removed from Part VIII of the Drug Tariff the drug can continue to be dispensed as long as it does NOT appear in Part XVIIIA (Drugs, Medicines and other substances not to be ordered under a General Medical Services Contract).
Category A Deletions:
- Gamolenic acid 40mg capsules (240)
- Gamolenic acid 80mg capsules (120)
- Paroxetine 40mg tablets (28)
Category C Deletions:
- Co-codamol 15mg/500mg effervescent tablets sugar free (100) – Codipar
- Glucosamine sulfate 1.5g tablets (30) – Dolenio
- Hypromellose 0.3% / Dextran ’70’ 0.1% eye drops g (15ml) – Tears Naturale
- Hypromellose 0.3% / Dextran ’70’ 0.1% eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free (28 (7xg4) – Tears Naturale
- Ivermectin 10mg/g cream g (30g) – Soolantra
- Morphine 60mg modified-release granules sachets sugar free (30) – MST Continus
Part VIIIB Deletions
- Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg/5ml oral suspension (200ml) has been removed from Part VIIIB.
Part II (Drugs for which discount is not deducted (DND)) Additions
- Carnitor 1g chewable tablets
- E-Caps 200unit capsules
- E-Caps 400unit capsules
- Fareston 60mg tablets
- Gabapentin 400mg/5ml oral suspension (Group Item)
- Gosa-S 500mg tablets
- Iasibon 50mg tablets
- Ketamine 50mg/5ml oral solution (Group Item)
- Ketamine 50mg/5ml oral suspension (Group Item)
- Levocarnitine 1g chewable tablets
- Mercaptopurine 10mg capsules (Group Item)
- Mercaptopurine 10mg tablets (Group Item)
- Methylphenidate 5mg/5ml oral suspension (Group Item)
- Phenobarbital 50mg/5ml oral solution (Group Item)
- Phenobarbital 50mg/5ml oral suspension (Group Item)
- Pregabalin 75mg/5ml oral suspension (Group Item)
- Toremifene 60mg tablets
- Venlafaxine oral solution sugar free(ALL)
Part II (Drugs for which discount is not deducted (DND)) Deletions
- Diloxanide 500mg tablets
- Mestinon retard 180mg tablets
- Pyridostigmine bromide 180mg modified-release tablets
Part II (Drugs for which discount is not deducted (DND)) Amendments
Previous Part II listing | Now reads |
Diethylstilbestrol tablets (ALL) | Diethylstilbestrol 1mg tablets |
For a list of all the monthly changes to the DND status of products please see the following page Notice of changes to discount not deducted (DND) status of products.
Part IX Deletions
It is important to take careful note of removals from Part IX because if you dispense a deleted product, prescriptions will be returned as disallowed and therefore payment will not be made for dispensing the item.
The following appliances have been deleted from Part IX of the March 2022 Drug Tariff:
Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen System (System includes 1 control unit, 2 rectal catheters, 1 water bag, 2 straps) | 29121 |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen System – small (System includes 1 control unit, 2 rectal catheters, 1 water bag, 1 strap) | 29126 |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen Accessory Unit (Contains 15 rectal catheters, 1 water bag) | 29122 |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen Accessory Unit – small (Contains 15 rectal catheters, 1 water bag) | 29127 |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen Rectal Catheters (Contains 10 rectal catheters) | 29123 |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen Rectal Catheters – small (Contains 10 rectal catheters) | 29128 |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen Straps | 29124 |
APPLIANCES – ANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM – Peristeen Tubes | 29125 |
APPLIANCES – STOCKINETTE – Elasticated Tubular Bandage BP (Elasticated Surgical Tubular Stockinette; ESTS; Elasticated Stockinette) – Tubigrip | B, 1m C, 1m D, 1m E, 1m F, 1m G, 1m |
STOMA APPLIANCES – ADHESIVE PASTES, SPRAYS, SOLUTIONS – Hollister Ltd Medical – Adhesive Aerosol | 7730, 112ml |
STOMA APPLIANCES – UROSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Moderma Flex CeraPlus Soft Convex – Urostomy pouch with adhesive border, enhanced tap and viewing option – pre-cut | 20mm, 59820, 10 |
To view appliances due to be deleted from Part IX of the April 2022, May 2022 and June 2022 Drug Tariffs visit our page Drug Tariff Appliance Watch: Notice of Deletion
To view the latest changes to special container status, visit our Notice of changes to special container status of products page.
To view previous Drug Tariff Watch months visit our page here.
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