Author:
Andrew Heenan RGN RMN BA(Hons) This article includes a selection
of Hydrogel, Polymer and Silicone dressings included in the Drug Tariff [1].
Proprietary names are included for convenience. 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 | £13.42 |
| 15cm x 12cm | £26.16 | | Ciltech | Square | 10cm
x 10cm | £7.50 | | 15cm
x 15cm | £14.00 | | Rectangular | 10cm
x 20cm | £12.50 | | 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 | £3.20 | | 9cm
x 18cm | £12.53 | | 4cm
x 31cm | £10.12 | | 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 | | Ciltech
gel | 15g tube | £17.50 | | 60g
tube | £50.00 | |
Dermatix | 15g tube |
£19.38 | | 60ml tube |
£58.14 | | 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 | £2.09 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £6.37 | | Tegaderm
Contact | 7.5cm x 10cm | £2.14 |
| 7.5cm x 20cm | £4.20 |
| 20cm x 25cm | £10.23 | | Urgotul | 10cm
x 40cm
| £9.89 | | 11cm
x 11cm | £3.00 | |
16cm x 21cm | £8.49 |
UrgotulDuo
| 5cm
x 10cm | £2.29 | | 10cm
x 12cm | £3.54 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £8.22 | UrgotulDuo
Border
| 8cm x 8cm | £2.24 |
| 10cm x 12cm | £3.47 |
| 15cm x 20cm | £8.05 | | Urgotul
Start | 5cm x 7cm | £2.80 |
Soft Polymer Wound Contact Dressing
with Polyurethane Foam Film Backing
| Product | |
Size | Price | | Allevyn
Gentle | | 5cm x
5cm | £1.23 | | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.43 | | | 10cm
x 20cm | £3.91 | | | 15cm
x 15cm | £4.40 | | | 20cm
x 20cm | £6.52 | |
Urgocell
| adhesive | 13cm
x 13cm | £4.44 | | | 15cm
x 20cm | £9.00 | | non-adhesive | 10cm
x 12cm | £4.44 | | | 15cm
x 20cm | £9.00 | | UrgoCell
Start | | 6cm x 6cm | £4.30 | | | 10cm
x 10cm | £5.95 | | | 15cm
x 20cm | £10.70 | 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 | £2.10 | | 10cm
x 12cm | £3.30 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £9.89 | |
20cm x 50cm | £25.27 |
| Mepitel | 5cm x 7cm |
£1.52 | | 8cm x 10cm | £3.05 |
| 12cm x 15cm | £6.17 |
20cm x 32cm
| £16.94 |
Silon-TSR
| 13cm
x 13cm | £3.52 | | 13cm
x 25cm | £5.47 | | 28cm
x 30cm | £7.37 | | Siltex | 5cm
x 7cm | 125 | | 8cm
x 10cm | 255 | | 12cm
x 15cm | 515 | | 20cm
x 30cm | 1325 | 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 | £1.43 | |
10cm x 10cm | £2.44 | | 12.5cm
x 12.5cm | £3.14 | | 17.5cm
x 17.5cm | £6.11 | | Allevyn
Gentle Border Heel | 23cm x 23.2cm | £8.95 | |
Episil Absorbent | 7.5cm x 7.5cm | £1.19 | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.16 | | 10cm
x 20cm | £2.90 | | 10cm
x 30cm | £4.25 | | 15cm
x 15cm | £3.15 | | 15cm
x 20cm | £4.10 | |
Mepilex | 10cm x 10cm |
£2.53 | | 10cm x 20cm | £4.18 |
| 15cm x 15cm |
£4.59 | | 20cm x 20cm | £6.93 | | Mepilex
Ag | see
silvered dressings | | Mepilex
Border | 7.5cm x 7.5cm | £1.31 | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.59 | | 10cm
x 20cm | £3.47 |
| 10cm x 30cm | £5.21 |
| 15cm x 15cm |
£4.46 | | 15cm x 20cm | £5.78 |
Mepilex Border Lite
| 4cm
x 5cm | £0.88 | | 5cm
x 12.5cm | £1.92 | | 7.5cm
x 7.5cm | £1.33 | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.42 | | 15cm
x 15cm | £3.95 | | Mepilex
Border Sacrum | 18cm x 18cm | £4.56 | | 23cm
x 23cm | £7.44 | | Mepilex
Heel | 13cm x 20cm | £5.15 |
| Mepilex Lite | 6cm
x 8.5cm | £1.69 | | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.02 | | 15cm
x 15cm | £3.92 | | 20cm
x 50cm | £24.77 | References
1. Prescription Pricing Authority, Department of Health. Drug Tariff. London:
The Stationery Office, May 2009. Article Updated: May 2009 Related Articles
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