A further 18 new products have been entered the list of 'Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted' (DND) in Part II of the Drug Tariff on 1 November, following applications made by the PSNC.
This takes the number of products added to the DND list by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) in the
last 18 months to over 400.
The latest list of products include Aciclovir 200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free, Acitretin 25mg capsules and Strattera 4mg/1ml oral solution.
The DND list is updated monthly by the DHSC and includes grouped and individual items, the latter being separately listed in Part II of the Drug Tariff. Any items covered by the 'Group Items' heading are not listed again individually in Part II.
See here to see a list of all the monthly changes to the DND status of products.
Nine more new products have been classed as 'Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted' (DND) from 1 July 2022, announced Department of Health and Social
Care (DHSC).
This takes the total number of products granted DND status over the past 2 years to over 500 following checks made by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating
Committee.
The Committee had made an application to DHSC and NHSBSA for the following 9 products to be added to the DND list of Individual items to which the discount
deduction scale will no longer apply from July 2022:
Fludrocortisone 50micrograms/5ml oral suspension (Group)
Lorazepam 1mg/5ml oral suspension (Group)
Lorazepam 500micrograms/5ml oral suspension (Group)
Zopiclone 3.75mg/5ml oral solution (Group)
Zopiclone 7.5mg/5ml oral solution (Group)
GA explore5 oral powder 12.5g sachets
HCU explore5 oral powder 12.5g sachets
MSUD explore5 oral powder 12.5g sachets
TYR explore5 oral powder 12.5g sachets
The DND list is updated monthly by the DHSC and includes grouped and individual items. Individual items are separately listed in Part II of the Drug Tariff.