September 30th 2024

By Ailsa Colquhoun

Category M October adjustment published

NHS BSA has published the Category M reimbursement prices for October 2024.

In summary, the price changes deliver the following:

  • Adjustments for underlying market prices (between April – June 2024).
  • Adjustment as indicated by the latest results of the Medicine Margin Survey (up until end of March 2024).
  • Adjustment to correct the error made in July’s Category M reimbursement prices.

The combination of the last two is a downward adjustment of £9 million per quarter through Category M reimbursement prices.

In detail:

Three lines have been added to Category M from October:

Drug

Pack

Price £

Levothyroxine sodium 12.5microgram tablets

28

11.31

Levothyroxine sodium 75microgram tablets

28

2.63

Permethrin 5% cream

30

8.65

Eight lines have been deleted: 

Drug

Pack

Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets

10

Co-amilofruse 2.5mg/20mg tablets

28

Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free

100

Oxycodone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules

5

Ramipril 1.25mg tablets

28

Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules

20

Valsartan 80mg capsules

28

Valsartan 160mg capsules

28

 

DDA members can view the detail of the Oct 24 Category M adjustment sorted by price, with price history, price change, % price change by visiting the online library of Category M updates


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