Changes to Cavilon Codes in the Drug Tariff - NHSBSA will pay in January but not February

3M have made some changes to their Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream range, to reflect these changes a three month notice of deletion was given to a number of products in the October 2014 Drug Tariff.

As of 1st January 2015 the following codes have been deleted from the Drug Tariff:

Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream 

• 3392S (20 pack of 2g sachets) 
• 3391E (28g) 
• 3392E (92g)

Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream + Honey

• 3392HS (20 pack of 2g sachets) 
• 3391H (28g) 
• 3392H (92g)

The manufacturers 3M, have replaced the two old products with a single product Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream.  For further information on this new product range refer to the 3M letter here.

The January 2015 Drug Tariff lists the following product:

Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream

• 3392GS (20 pack of 2g sachets)
• 3391G (28g)
• 3392G (92g)

Due to a delay in prescribing and dispensing systems being updated with this Drug Tariff change at the end of December 2014, PSNC has discussed this problem with the NHSBSA who have agreed that prescriptions for Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream with the old codes (3392S, 3391E, 3392E) dispensed in the month of January 2015 will be passed for payment (see table below).  Contractors will need to ensure that subsequent prescriptions are amended to reflect these changes.

Note: prescriptions for Cavilon Durable Barrier Cream issued without a code will be reimbursed based on the items listed in the Drug Tariff.

The table below outlines the status for each code for January and February 2015:

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