Drug Tariff Part VIIIB
For Drug Tariff Part VIIIB products, the minimum reimbursement you'll receive is the list price for the minimum volume or pack size given.
If the quantity on a prescription is more than the Part VIIIB listed minimum volume or pack size, reimbursement will be paid on the listed volume or pack size plus the 1ml or 1g list price for every additional 1ml or 1g prescribed.
When a Part VIIIB drug is classed as a special container, payment will be made using the special container rules.
Products listed in Part VIIIB are not included in the 'Drugs for which discount is not deducted' list as a margin has been added to the reimbursement prices of products listed to cover this.
Drugs listed in Part VIIIB have a 5% discount deduction rate applied.
Drug Tariff Part VIIID
These are unlicensed drugs for which there are known pack sizes.
Reimbursement will be made using the listed packs and prices, as long as they meet the same formulation criteria as Part VIIIB.
A list of these formulations can be found in Part VIIID of the Drug Tariff.
When a Part VIIID drug is classed as a special container, payment will be made using the special container rules.
Drugs listed in Part VIIID are subject to the 5% discount deduction rate.
Other unlicensed medicines
For all unlicensed preparations not listed in Part VIIIB of the Drug Tariff, the endorsement information is used to calculate the reimbursement.
Dispensers must endorse the pack size and invoice price of that pack.
The value of the dispensed item will be determined by the:
- MHRA licence number of the supplier or importer
- batch number of the item
- pack size from which the order was supplied
- invoice price per pack size from which the product was supplied less discount or rebates
- 'SP' endorsment to claim the fixed fee to pay for cost incurred in sourcing the product
- 'ED' endorsement to claim the fixed fee for extemporaneous dispensing if the product has been extemporaneously dispensed by your pharmacy or a third party