NumarkNet features regular updates in the ‘Tariff Tips Library’ where you can find advice and guidance on topics which crop up in the day to day running of your pharmacy. The tips are created from the most common queries that the Information Services team receive, and the latest Tariff Tip concerns the prescription for the Activa leg ulcer hosiery kit:
Q: I have received a prescription for Activa leg ulcer hosiery kit x 6 device, how many items do I give the patient?
A: Information services receive this query often, the answer is that it would be two packs as one pack is classed as 3 devices. Please see the information below from the dictionary of medicines and devices.
(Activa Leg Ulcer Hosiery Kit (10mmHg) closed toe compression liner pack XX large Sand (L&R Medical UK Ltd) 3 device
Attributes
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Attribute Name |
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Attribute Value |
Description |
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Legal Category |
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0004 |
Not Applicable |
Prescribing Information
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Attribute Name |
Attribute Value |
Description |
|
Nurse Formulary Ind |
0001 |
Nurse Formulary |
Appliance Product Information
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Attribute Name |
Attribute Value |
Description |
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Reimbursement Status |
0001 |
Allowed (in Drug Tariff) |
L&R Medical UK Ltd
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