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Cavity Wound Dressings on the Drug Tariff

Author: Andrew Heenan RGN RMN BA(Hons)

This article includes all the cavity dressings included in the Drug Tariff [1], plus dressings which may be used most frequently for cavity wounds. Proprietary names are included for convenience.

Capillary Action Absorbent Dressing

For low to heavily exuding wounds; Not appropriate for very vascular wounds (eg fungating wounds, or where there is a risk of arterial bleeding.

Product

Size

Price

Advadraw 

5cm x 7.5cm 

56p

10cm x 10cm87p
10cm x 15cm117p
15cm x 20cm
154p
Advadraw  Spiral0.5cm x 40cm81p

Cerdak Aerocloth
5cm x 5cm137p
5cm x 10cm194p
Cerdak Aerofilm5cm x 5cm151p
5cm x 10cm207p
Cerdak Basic5cm x 5cm70p
10cm x 10cm156p
10cm x 15cm208p
Sumar Lite10cm x 10cm159p
10cm x 15cm212p
Sumar Lite10cm x 10cm159p
10cm x 15cm212p
Sumar Max10cm x 10cm161p
10cm x 15cm215p
Vacutex5cm x 5cm94p
10cm x 10cm166p
10cm x 15cm223p
10cm x 20cm268p
15cm x 20cm314p
20cm x 20cm428p

Cavity Dressings

Indications: medium or heavily exuding cavity wounds.

Product

Shape

Size/weight

Price

Acticoat Absorbent 2cm x 30cm£11.62

ActivHeal Alginate Rope

 

2cm x 30cm

£2.05

ActivHeal Aquafiber Rope
 2cm x 42cm£1.75
Algisite Ag see silvered dressings

Algisite M-Rope 

 

2cm x 30cm

£3.12

Algosteril Rope 

 

30cm / 2G

£3.40

Allevyn Cavity 

Circular 

5cm diameter

£3.79

10cm diameter

£9.03

Tubular 

9cm x 2.5cm

£3.67

12cm x 4cm

£6.47

Allevyn Plus Cavity 

 

5cm x 6cm

£1.70

10cm x 10cm

£2.84

15cm x 20cm

£5.67

Aquacel Ribbon 

 

2cm x 45cm

£2.54

Aquacel Ag Ribbon 

see silvered dressings
Askina Foam Cavity
 2.4cm x 40cm£2.30
Cerdak Cavity
 10cm x 10cm£2.10
 10cm x 15cm
£2.63

Contreet Foam Filler 

 

5cm x 8cm

£3.65

Curasorb Rope 

 

30cm

£2.78

61cm

£4.88

91cm

£5.25

Cutisorb Sorbact Tupfer
x5 pieces3cm£3.06

Kaltostat 

 

2g

£3.47

Melgisorb Cavity 

x3 pieces 

2.2cm x 32cm

£3.23

PermaFoam Cavity 10cm x 10cm

£1.80

SeaSorb Soft Filler 

 

44cm

£2.47

Sorbalgon T 

 

30cm / 2g

£3.11

Sorbsan Packing 

 

2g

£3.35

Sorbsan Ribbon 

with probe 

40cm

£1.95

Sorbsan Silver Packing 

see silvered dressings

Sorbsan Silver Ribbon 

see silvered dressings
Suprasorb A 30cm / 2g

£2.04

Tegaderm Alginate

 

2cm x 30cm

£2.68

Tielle Packing 

 

9.5cm x 9.5cm

£2.04

Trionic Rope 

 

2cm x 30cm

£3.60

Urgosorb Rope 

 

30cm

£2.53

Urgosorb Silver Rope 

 

2.5cm x 30cm

£3.34

Collagen Dressing

Product

Size

Price

Catrix 

1g sachet

£3.80

Conforming Foam Cavity Dressing

Product

Size

Price

Cavi-Care 

20g 

£17.77

 

See also: Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy

References

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

Article Updated: March 2008

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