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The Drug Tariff:

Making Sense Of

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Absorbent & Primary Dressings
on the Drug Tariff

Author: Andrew Heenan RGN RMN BA(Hons)

This article includes all the absorbent and primary wound dressings included in the Drug Tariff [1]. Proprietary names are included for convenience.

Absorbent cellulose dressing with fluid repellent backing

For use as a primary or secondary dressing for medium to heavily exuding wounds.

 

Product

Size

Price

Eclypse

15cm x 15cm

97p

20cm x 30cm

214p

60cm x 40cm815p

Eclypse Adherent

10cm x 10cm

299p

10cm x 20cm

375p

15cm x 15cm499p
20cm x 30cm999p

Exu-Dry 

10cm x 15cm

101p

15cm x 23cm

207p

23cm x 38cm

480p

Mesorb 

10cm x 10cm

57p

10cm x 15cm

74p

10cm x 20cm

91p

15cm x 20cm

129p

20cm x 25cm

204p

20cm x 30cm

231p

Telfa Max

15cm x 22.8cm

196p

22.8cm x 38cm

453p

38cm x 45.7cm

550p

38cm x 60.9cm

800p

Zetuvit E
(Non-Sterile)

10cm x 10cm6p
10cm x 20cm8p
20cm x 20cm13p
20cm x 40cm25p

Zetuvit E

(Sterile)

10cm x 10cm19p
10cm x 20cm22p
20cm x 20cm35p
20cm x 40cm98p

Absorbent dressing pads

Product

Size

Price

Drisorb Dressing Pad 

10cm x 20cm

17p

Xupad Dressing Pad

10cm x 20cm

17p

 20cm x 20cm28p

20cm x 40cm40p

Absorbent, perforated dressing with adhesive border

Product

Size

Contact pad

Border

Price

Cosmopor E 

5 x 7.2

2.7 x 4

1.15 - 1.6

7p

6 x 10

2.7 x 6.5

1.65 -1.75

13p

8 x 10

4 x 6.5

1.75 - 2.0

16p

6 x 15

2.7 x 11

1.65 - 2.0

18p

8 x 15

4 x 11

2.0

25p

8 x 20

4 x 16

2.0

33p

10 x 20

5.5 x 16

2.0 - 2.25

40p

10 x 25

5.5 x 20

2.25 - 2.5

50p

10 x 35

5.5 x 30

2.25 - 2.5

69p

Medipore
+ Pads 

5 x 7.2

2.8 x 3.8

1.0 - 2.0

7p

10 x 10

5 x 5.5

2.0 - 2.5

15p

10 x 15

5 x 10.5

2.0 - 2.5

23p

10 x 20

5 x 15.5

2.0 - 2.5

36p

10 x 25

5 x 20.5

2.0 - 2.5

44p

10 x 35

5 x 30.4

2.0 - 2.5

61p

Medisafe 

6 x 8

3 x 5

1.5

8p

8 x 10

4 x 6

2.0

13p

8 x 12

4 x 8

2.0

23p

9 x 15

4 x 10

2.5

29p

9 x 20

4 x 14

2.5

34p

9 x 25

4 x 19

2.5

36p

Mepore 

7 x 8

4 x 5

1.5

10p

10 x 11

6 x 6

2.0 - 2.5

20p

11 x 15

6 x 10

2.5

33p

9 x 20

5 x 15

2.0 - 2.5

40p

9 x 25

5 x 20

2.0 - 2.5

55p

9 x 30

5 x 25

2.0 x 2.5

64p

9 x 35

5 x 30

2.0 - 2.5

69p

Primapore 

6 x 8.3

3.4 x 5.7

1.3

16p

8.0 x 10

4.5 x 5

1.75 - 2.5

17p

8.0 x 15

4.5 x 10

1.75 - 2.5

30p

10 x 20

5 x 14

2.5 - 3.0

39p

10 x 25

5 x 18

2.5 - 3.5

45p

10 x 30

5 x 23

2.5 - 3.5

56p

12 x 35

5.1 x 28

2.45 - 3.5

87p

Softpore

6 x 7

3 x 4

1.5

6p

10 x 10

5 x 6

2.0 - 2.5

13p

10 x 15

5 x 10

2.5

20p

10 x 20

5 x 15

2.5

35p

10 x 25

5 x 20

2.5

40p

10 x 30

5 x 25

2.5

49p

10 x 35

5 x 30

2.5

58p

Sterifix* 

5 x 7

5 x 5

1.0

18p

7 x 10

5 x 10

1.0

29p

10 x 14

8 x 14

1.0

52p

Telfa AMD Island

10 x 12.55 x 82.25 - 2.557p
10 x 205 x 15.5 2.25 - 2.583p

10 x 25.5

5 x 20.5

2.5 - 2.75

94p

10 x 35

5 x 30.5

2.5117p

Telfa Island
(Non adherent
dressing pad) ** 

5 x 103.3 x 4.8 0.85 - 2.68p
10 x 12.55 x 8.52.0 - 2.526p
10 x 205 x 152.534p

10 x 25.5

5 x 20

2.5 - 2.75

43p

10 x 35

5 x 30

2.5

60p

sizes given in cm.
* With two adhesive strips ** With non-adherent dressing pad

 

Absorbent, perforated plastic film faced dressings

Product

5cm x 5cm

10cm x 10cm10cm x 20cm
Askina Pad13p20p40p
Interpose 9p15p32p
Melolin 15p25p48p
Release 14p23p43p
Skintact 10p17p34p
Solvaline N 9p16p32p

Product

Size

Price

Telfa
(Non adherent dressing pad)
7.5cm x 5cm12p
10cm x 7.5cm15p
15cm x 7.5cm17p
20cm x 7.5cm28p
Telfa AMD7.5cm x 10cm17p
7.5cm x 20cm27p

 

These dressings were probably the first serious attempt to improve on the cotton gauze 'dry dressing', and combine absorbency with reduced risk of adherence. They were also the first to be described as 'non-stick' or non-adherent, a claim that research suggests may have been exaggerated. Compared with the fabric dressings used before, however, they were certainly low adherent.

Sterile knitted viscose dressing

Knitted viscose primary dressing BP type 1

Product

9.5cm x 9.5cm

19cm x 9.5cm

N-A Dressing34p64p
N-A Ultra32p61p
Paratex 24p 
Setoprime26p 
Tricotex 31p 

References

1. Prescription Pricing Authority, Department of Health. Drug Tariff. London: The Stationery Office, March 2008.

Article Updated: March 2008

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