Scottish Drug Tariff

Welcome to our refreshed version of the Scottish Drug Tariff.

Based on your feedback, we've started changing parts of the Tariff that were not working for you. We're continuing to make improvements and we'd welcome any feedback you have on the current changes.

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Medical devices

Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9 – appliances, dressings, elastic hosiery, incontinence supplies, and chemical reagents

Drugs and preparations

Part 7 - unbranded medicinal products and ingredients for which a price has been agreed for the current month

Dental and nurse prescriber formularies

Part 8 - what dental and nurse prescibers are allowed to prescribe

Stoma supplies

Part 6 - this is now managed by National Procurement – find out more

Items on short supply

Part 13 - items in respect of which endorsements on the grounds of short supply are permitted for the stated month

Gluten-free products

Part 16 - products that can be prescribed for a patient with a proven gluten enteropathy

Zero discount items

Part 1 (annex A) - list of groups of items and individual items on the zero discount list

Approved products list

Part 17 - list of items which may be supplied to eligible patients as part of the Pharmacy First Scotland scheme

Further information in the Tariff

General information about the Tariff

Part 1 - what the Tariff is, when it's updated, who it's for and how payments and reimbursements work

Amendments to the Tariff

Additions and deletions made to the Tariff over the last 12 months

Domiciliary oxygen therapy service

Part 10 - information about the Home Oxygen Service in Scotland

Net ingredient cost scale for pharmacist contractors

Part 11 - amendments to the clawback discount scale

Drugs to be prescribed under certain circumstances

Part 12 - drugs which may, in some circumstances, be prescribed, and drugs that may not be prescribed

Rules for reimbursement

Part 14 - rules for reimbursement covering printed prescription and electronic prescribing and dispensing

Prescriber registration

How to apply for, or amend, your prescriber codes

Contact

How to contact the PHS Medicines Team with your questions

Help us improve the Tariff

Feedback on the Tariff

We value your feedback – let us know what is and isn't working for you and how we can improve the Tariff.

Disclaimer

The data contained within the Scottish Drug Tariff are intended for the purpose of informing prescribers and dispensing contractors supplying relevant services to NHSScotland.

Public Health Scotland accepts no liability for any errors in or misuse or misrepresentation of this data.