Reminder: Appliances to be deleted from Part IX of the April Drug Tariff
Community Pharmacy England would like to remind pharmacy teams of the Appliances to be deleted from Part IX of the April Drug Tariff. Any NHS prescriptions for the following appliances dispensed from April will be disallowed by the NHSBSA.
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Foley Catheter – 2 Way For Long Term Use – Adult – Flexicare Medical Ltd – FlexiCath All Silicone Catheter | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Foley Catheter – 2 Way Long Term Use – Paediatric – Flexicare Medical Ltd – FlexiCath All Silicone Catheter (00-410603C – 00-411003C) | 3-5(mL), 6-10(Ch) |
| APPLIANCES – EMOLLIENT AND BARRIER PREPARATIONS – E45 Eczema Repair | 200ml |
| APPLIANCES – HERNIA SUPPORT GARMENTS – Orione Hernia Brief (Male) | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – LUBRICANT GELS – Cathejell Mono | CJM 12501, 12.5g |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Dansac Ltd – Dansac Nova 1 Soft Convex EasiFold Drainable with 5mm integral convexity – Clear – pre-cut | 35mm, 882-35, 10 |
A three-month advance notice of deletion is given by the NHSBSA, before any appliances are deleted from the Drug Tariff. Appliances flagged with a notice of deletion are annotated with a symbol against the Part IX listing with a footnote and a date of deletion.
Each month, Community Pharmacy England also publishes a list of all appliances flagged with a three-month notice of deletion in the Drug Tariff Appliance Watch: Notice of Deletion page.
Pharmacy teams are advised to keep track of appliances which are due to be deleted from the Drug Tariff to manage stock ordering and to run down any excess stock ahead of the planned month of deletion.
