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Hydrocolloid dressings on the Drug Tariff

Andrew Heenan RGN RMN BA(Hons)

• Semi-Permeable Dressing with Adhesive Border
• Semi-Permeable Dressing - without Adhesive Border
• Thin Semi-Permeable Dressing with Adhesive Border
• Thin Semi-Permeable Dressing - without Adhesive Border
• Semi-Permeable Dressing (exudating wounds) with Adhesive Border
• Semi-Permeable Dressing (exudating wounds) with Non-Adhesive Border
• Fibrous Hydrocolloid Dressing with Adhesive Border
• Fibrous Hydrocolloid Dressing without Adhesive Border
• Hydrocolloid Paste
• References
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This article includes all the hydrocolloid dressings included in the Drug Tariff [1]. Proprietary names are included for convenience. Probably the first dressings to fully exploit the concept of moist wound healing, there is still a major role for hydrocolloid dressings in light to medium exuding wounds. Hydrocolloids are not ideal for infected wounds. The dressing requires a margin of smooth skin around the wound to ensure adhesion. Dressings need frequent change with heavily exuding wounds.

Semi-Permeable Dressing with Adhesive Border

For light to medium exuding wounds. Not suitable for infected wounds; heavy exudate necessitates too frequent dressing changes.

 

Product	Shape	Size	Contact Pad	Border	Price
Comfeel Plus	Contour Dressing*	6 x 8	6 x 8	irregular	£2.00
		9 x 11	9 x 11	irregular	£3.47
Comfeel Plus	Circular	7 dia	7	irregular	£3.12
		10 dia	10	irregular	£4.18
		15 dia	15	irregular	£6.29
Granuflex (Bordered)	Square	6 x 6	6 x 6	2	£1.59
		10 x 10	10 x 10	2-2.5	£3.00
		15 x 15	15 x 15	2.5	£5.77
Granuflex (Bordered)	Triangular	10 x 13	10 x 13	2-2.5	£3.54
		15 x 18	15 x 18	2-2.5	£5.51
Hydrocoll Border (Bevelled Edge)	Square	5 x 5	3.5 x 3.5	0.75	£0.90
		7.5 x 7.5	4.5 x 4.5	1.5	£1.48
		10 x 10	7.75 x 7.75	1.25	£2.15
		12.5 x 12.5	12.5 x 12.5	1.5	£4.05
	Concave*	8 x 12	9.3 x 4.7	irregular	£1.90
	Sacral*	12 x 18	14 x 11	irregular	£3.22
Suprasorb H	Square	14 x 14	10 x 10	2.0	£2.23
Tegasorb	Oval	10 x 12	7 x 9	1.5	£2.24
		13 x 15	10 x 12	1.5	£4.19
	Sacral	17.1 x 17.1	13.9 x 12.3	irregular	£4.68
Ultec Pro	Square	10.5 x 10.5	6.4 x 6.4	2.05	£1.39
		14 x 14	10.5 x 10.5	1.75	£2.24
		21 x 21	15.2 x 15.2	2.9	£4.49
	Sacral	15 x 18	10 x 12.5	irregular	£3.17
		19.5 x 23	15 x 17.5	irregular	£4.88

*Contoured to facilitate application to difficult areas.
All dimensions in cm.

Semi-Permeable Dressing - without Adhesive Border

For light to medium exuding wounds. Not suitable for infected wounds; heavy exudate necessitates too frequent dressing changes.

Product	Shape	Size	Price
ActivHeal	Square	10cm x 10cm	£1.52
		15cm x 15cm	£3.31
	Sacral	15cm x 18cm	£3.84
ActivHeal Hydrocolloid Foam Backed	Rectangular	5cm x 7.5cm	£0.75
	Square	10cm x 10cm	£1.49
		15cm x 15cm	£2.81
	Sacral	15cm x 18cm	£3.24
Comfeel Plus Ulcer Dressing (Bevelled Edge)	Rectangular	5cm x 7.5cm	£0.94
	Square	10cm x 10cm	£2.21
		15cm x 15cm	£4.73
		20cm x 20cm	£6.81
	Rectangular	4cm x 6cm	£0.87
	Triangular	18cm x 20cm	£5.14
DuoDERM Signal	Square	10cm x 10cm	£1.93
		14cm x 14 cm	£3.38
		20cm x 20cm	£6.72
	Heel	18.5 x 19.5	£4.73
	Sacral	22.5 x 20cm	£5.53
	Oval	11cm x 19cm	£2.93
Flexigran	Square	10cm x 10cm	£2.19
Granuflex (Modified)	Square	10cm x 10cm	£2.51
		15cm x 15cm	£4.77
		20cm x 20cm	£7.18
	Rectangular	20cm x 20cm	£5.17
Hydrocoll Basic	Square	10cm x 10cm	£2.19
Nu-Derm	Square	5cm x 5cm	£0.82
		10cm x 10cm	£1.50
		15cm x 15cm	£3.06
		20cm x 20cm	£6.12
	Heel/Elbow	8cm x 12cm	£3.06
	Sacral	15cm x 18cm	£4.28
Suprasorb H	Square	10cm x 10cm	£1.51
		15cm x 15cm	£3.30
Tegaderm Hydrocolloid	Square	10cm x 10cm	£2.29
		20cm x 20cm	£4.42
Ultec Pro	Square	10cm x 10cm	£2.19
		15cm x 15cm	£4.27
		20cm x 20cm	£6.43

*Shaped to facilitate application to difficult areas.

Thin Semi-Permeable with Adhesive Border

For light to medium exuding wounds

Product	Size	Contact pad	Border	Price
Tegaderm Hydrocolloid Thin - Oval	10cm x 12cm	7cm x 9cm	1.5cm	£1.49
	13cm x 15cm	10cm x 12cm	1.5cm	£2.79

Thin Semi-Permeable - No Adhesive Border

Semi-Permeable with Adhesive Border

For chronic and acute exuding wounds.

Product	Shape	Size	Pad	Border	Price
Alione	Square	10 x 10	6 x 6	2cm	£2.90
		12.5 x 12.5	8.5 x 8.5	2cm	£3.99
		15 x 15	10 x 10	2.5cm	£5.04
		20 x 20	14 x 14	3cm	£7.52
	Rect.	12 x 20	8 x 16	2cm	£5.24
CombiDERM	Square	10 x 10	5 x 5	2.5cm	£1.50
		14 x 14	7.5 x 7.5	3.5cm	£2.08
		20 x 20	13 x 13	3.5cm	£4.00
	Triang.	15 x 18	8 x 11	3cm	£3.59
		20 x 23	12 x 15	4cm	£4.82
Versiva	Square	9 x 9	5 x 5	2cm	£2.39
		14 x 14	10 x 10	2cm	£4.47
		19 x 19	15 x 15	2cm	£6.94
	Rect.	19 x 24	15 x 20	2cm	£8.39
	Sacral	19 x 17.7	12 x 13	irregular	£5.92
		21 x 22.5	14 x 15	irregular	£8.39
	Heel	19.5 x 18.5	11.5 x 15.5	irregular	£7.13
	Oval	11 x 19	7 x 15	2cm	£4.16

Semi-Permeable with Non-Adhesive Border

For chronic and acute exuding wounds.

Product	Shape	Size	Contact pad	Border	Price
Alione	Square	10 x 10	6 x 6	2	£2.90
		12.5 x 12.5	8.5 x 8.5	2	£3.99
		15 x 15	10 x 10	2.5	£5.04
		20 x 20	14 x 14	3	£7.52
	Rectangular	12 x 20	8 x 16	2	£5.24
CombiDERM-N	Square	7.5 x 7.5	5.5 x 5.5	1	£1.17
		14 x 14	11 x 11	1.5	£2.09
	Rectangular	15 x 25	13 x 23	1	£4.26

See also: Hydrocolloid Dressing - Fibrous - Silver Impregnated - Sterile

Hydrocolloid Dressing - Fibrous - Sterile - With Adhesive Border

Hydrocolloid Dressing - Fibrous - Sterile - Without Adhesive Border

Hydrocolloid Paste

References

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

Article Updated: March 2008

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