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Scottish Drug Tariff

Introduction & Contents

The Scottish Drug Tariff is published for and on behalf of the Primary & Community Care Directorate, Scottish Govermment. The Tariff contains information regarding the prescribing, dispensing and reimbursement of medicines and appliances on primary care NHS prescriptions.

Disclaimer

The data contained on this and the attached web-pages are intended for the purpose of informing prescribers and dispensing contractors supplying relevant services to NHSScotland. The Common Services Agency and its constituent divisions accepts no liability for any errors in or misuse or misrepresentation of this data. (NHS National Services Scotland is the common name for the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Heath Service.)

CONTENTS 

Part 1 General Information link to an adobe pdf file (131KB) 
Annex A Zero Discount    link to an adobe pdf file (92KB)
Annex B Prescription Charges link to an adobe pdf file (227KB)
Annex C Community Pharmacy Contractor Remuneration Arrangements link to an adobe pdf file (596KB)
Part 2 Dressings  link to an adobe pdf file(311KB)
Part 3 Appliances  link to an adobe pdf file (387KB)
Part 4 Elastic Hosiery link to an adobe pdf file (93KB)
Part 5 Incontinence Appliances link to an adobe pdf file (213KB)
Part 6 Stoma Appliances link to an adobe pdf file (310KB)
Part 7 Drugs & Preparations with Tariff Prices &Part 7 A - Vaccines link to an adobe pdf file (34KB)
Part 8 Dental & Nurse Prescriber Formularies  link to an adobe pdf file (108KB )
Part 9 Chemical Reagents link to an adobe pdf file (99KB)
Part 10 Domiciliary Oxygen Services  link to an adobe pdf file (234KB)
Part 11 Net Ingredient Cost Scale for Pharmacist Contractors  link to an adobe pdf file (44KB)
Part 12 Drugs to be Prescribed under certain circumstances link to an adobe pdf file (64KB)
Part 13 Items on Short Supply - February 2010 link to an adobe pdf file (17KB)
Part 14 Business Rules of NHS NSS Practitioner Services Division link to an adobe pdf file (122KB)

Monthly Amendments to the Scottish Drug Tariff can be found on the following page: Drug Tariff Amendments

An archive of previous editions of the Scottish Drug Tariff is available on the following page: Drug Tariff Archive

Enquiries:

Enquiries about the information contained in the Drug Tariff should be directed in the first instance to:

The Technical Services Pharmacist
Healthcare Information Group
Information Services
Area 114C, First Floor
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
EDINBURGH
EH12 9EB.


Main contact: Email Don Page