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This article includesgel and silicone dressings included in the Drug Tariff
[1]. Proprietary names are included for convenience.
Hydrogel DressingsFor dry sloughy or necrotic
wounds; lightly exuding or granulating wounds. These dressings are not suitable
for infected or heavily exuding wounds. A secondary dressing will be required,
which should be appropriate for the wound.
| Product | Size |
Weight | Price |
| ActivHeal | |
15g | £1.36 |
| Aquaform Hydrogel | | 8g | £1.54 |
| | 15g | £1.87 | Askina
Gel
| | 15g | £1.89 |
| Citrugel | |
15g | £1.35 |
| Flexigran Gel | | 15g | £1.90 |
| Granugel Hydrocolloid Gel | | 15g | £2.09 |
| IntraSite Gel | | 8g | £1.62 |
| | 15g | £2.18 |
| | 25g | £3.23 |
| Nu-Gel | | 15g | £2.01 |
| Prontosan Wound Gel | | 30ml | £5.97 |
| Purilon Gel | | 8g | £1.58 |
| | 15g | £2.06 |
Suprasorb G | | 6g | £1.10 |
| | 20g | £1.80 |
Hydrogel Sheet With Adhesive Border
| Product | Shape |
Size | Price |
| Curagel Island | Rectangular |
7.5cm x 7.5cm | £2.47 |
| Square | 12.5cm
x 12.5cm | £3.58 | | Hydrosorb
Comfort | Square | 12.5cm
x 12.5cm | £3.20 | | Rectangular | 4.5cm
x 6.5cm | £1.66 | | 7.5cm
x 10cm | £2.20 | | Mesitran
Border | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.56 | | | 15cm
x 15cm | £4.53 | | Sacral | 15cm
x 13cm | £4.33 | Hydrogel
Sheet Without Adhesive Border
| Product | Shape |
Size | Price |
| ActiFormCool | Square |
10cm x 10cm | £2.38 |
| Rectangular |
5cm x 6.5cm | £1.62 |
| 10cm x 15cm | £3.42 |
| Aquaflo | Discs | 7.5cm
Diameter | £2.50 | | 12cm
Diameter | £5.16 | | Coolie | Disc | 7cm
Diameter | £1.96 | | Curagel | Rectangular | 5cm
x 7.5cm | £1.74 | | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.71 | | Gel
FX | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £1.60 | | 15cm
x 15cm | £3.20 | | Rectangular | 10cm
x 15cm | £2.20 | | Geliperm | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.27 | | Hydrosorb | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.00 | | 20cm
x 20cm | £6.00 | | Rectangular | 5cm
x 7.5cm | £1.40 | | IntraSite
Conformable | 10cm x 10cm | 7.5g | £1.62 |
| 10cm x 20cm | 15g | £2.19 |
| 10cm x 40cm | 30g | £3.92 |
| Mesitran | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.46 | | Rectangular | 10cm
x 17.5cm | £4.43 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £5.12 | | Mesitran
Mesh | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.37 | | Novogel | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £3.01 | | 30cm
x 30cm x 0.15cm | £12.03 |
| 30cm x 30cm x 0.30cm | £12.74 |
| Rectangular | 5cm
x 7.5cm | £1.91 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £5.74 | | 20cm
x 40cm | £10.94 | | Circular | 7.5cm
diameter | £2.73 | | Suprasorb
G | Rectangular | 5cm
x 7.5cm | £1.73 | | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.22 | | 20cm
x 20cm | £6.71 | | Vacunet | Square | | £1.93 |
| Rectangular | | £2.86 |
Silicone Gel SheetFor the prevention
of keloid and hypertrophic scarring.
| Product | Shape |
Size | Price |
| Advasil | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £5.20 | | Advasil
Conform | Rectangular | 10cm
x 15cm | £9.17 | | Cica-Care | Rectangular |
6cm x 12cm | £13.16 |
| 15cm x 12cm | £25.65 |
| Dermatix Clear | Square |
13cm x 13cm | £15.17 |
| Rectangular | 4cm
x 13cm | £6.61 | |
13cm x 25cm | £27.41 |
| 20cm x 30cm | £49.92 |
| Dermatix Fabric | Square |
13cm x 13cm | £15.17 |
| Rectangular | 4cm
x 13cm | £6.61 | |
13cm x 25cm | £27.41 |
| 20cm x 30cm | £49.92 | | Mepiform | Rectangular | 5cm
x 7cm | £3.14 | | 9cm
x 18cm | £12.28 | | 4cm
x 31cm | £9.92 | | Siligel | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £13.50 | | 20cm
x 20cm | £40.00 | | 40m
x 40cm | £144.00 | | Rectangular | 10cm
x 5cm | £7.50 | | 15cm
x 10cm | £19.50 | | 30cm
x 5cm | £19.50 | | 10cm
x 30cm | £31.50 | | Shaped | 5cm
Diameter | £4.00 | | 5.5cm
Diameter | £4.00 | | 25cm
x 15cm | £21.12 | | 46cm
x 8.5cm | £39.46 | Silicone
Topical Cream & GelFor the prevention of keloid and hypertrophic scarring.
| Product |
Size | Price |
| Dermatix | 15g
tube | £19.38 |
| 60ml tube |
£58.14 | | Dermatix spray | 100ml
spray | £48.45 | | Kelo-cote
gel | 15g tube | £17.88 | |
60ml tube | £51.00 | | Kelo-cote
spray | 100ml spray | £51.00 |
| Siligel STC-SE (gel) |
20ml tube | £19.00 |
Soft Polymer Wound Contact dressing
| Product |
Size | Price |
| Physiotulle | 10cm x 10cm | £2.05 |
| 15cm x 20cm | £6.25 |
| Tegaderm Contact | 7.5cm
x 10cm | £2.13 | |
7.5cm x 20cm | £4.17 |
| 20cm x 25cm | £10.16 | | Urgotul | 10cm
x 40cm
| £9.69 | | 11cm
x 11cm | £2.98 | |
16cm x 21cm | £8.43 |
UrgotulDuo
| 5cm
x 10cm | £2.24 | | 10cm
x 12cm | £3.47 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £8.05 |
Soft Polymer Wound Contact Dressing with Polyurethane
Foam Film Backing
| Product | |
Size | Price | | Allevyn
Gentle | | 5cm x
5cm | £1.21 | | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.38 | | | 10cm
x 20cm | £3.83 | | | 15cm
x 15cm | £4.31 | | | 20cm
x 20cm | £6.39 | |
Urgocell
| adhesive | 13cm
x 13cm | £4.35 | | | 15cm
x 20cm | £8.82 | | non-adhesive | 10cm
x 12cm | £4.35 | | | 15cm
x 20cm | £8.82 | Soft
Silicone Wound Contact DressingFor non-exuding to heavily exuding wounds;
the dressing should be covered with a simple absorbent secondary dressing. Use
with cre for heavily bleeding wounds.
| Product |
Size | Price | |
Mepilex Transfer | 7.5cm x 8.5cm | £2.06 | | 10cm
x 12cm | £3.24 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £9.70 |
| 20cm x 50cm | £24.78 |
| Mepitel | 5cm x 7cm |
£1.49 | | 8cm x 10cm | £2.99 |
| 12cm x 15cm | £6.05 |
| 20cm x 30cm | £15.58 | 20cm
x 32cm
| £16.61 |
Silon-TSR
| 13cm
x 13cm | £3.52 | | 13cm
x 25cm | £5.47 | | 28cm
x 30cm | £7.37 | Soft
Silicone Contact Dressing with Polyurethane Foam Backing Use with care
for heavily bleeding wounds.
| Product |
Size | Price |
| Allevyn Gentle Border | 7.5cm
x 7.5cm | £1.40 | |
10cm x 10cm | £2.39 |
| 12.5cm x 12.5cm | £3.08 |
| 17.5cm x 17.5cm | £5.99 |
| Mepilex | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.41 | |
10cm x 20cm | £3.98 |
| 15cm x 15cm |
£4.49 | | 20cm x 20cm | £6.64 | | Mepilex
Ag | see
silvered dressings | | Mepilex Heel | 13cm
x 20cm | £5.05 | | Mepilex
Lite | 6cm x 8.5cm |
£1.66 | | 10cm x 10cm | £1.98 |
| 15cm x 15cm | £3.85 |
| 20cm x 50cm | £24.28 | |
Mepilex Border | 7.5cm x 7.5cm | £1.40 | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.54 | | 10cm
x 20cm | £3.40 |
| 10cm x 30cm | £5.11 |
| 15cm x 15cm |
£4.15 | | 15cm x 20cm | £5.21 |
Mepilex Border Lite
| 4cm
x 5cm | £0.87 | | 7.5cm
x 7.5cm | £1.30 | | 5cm
x 12.5cm | £1.89 | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.38 | | 15cm
x 15cm | £3.87 | | Mepilex
Border Sacrum | 18cm x 18cm | £4.47 | | 23cm
x 23cm | £7.29 | References
1. Prescription Pricing Authority, Department of Health. Drug Tariff. London:
The Stationery Office, March 2008. Article Updated: March 2008
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