The Department of Health and Social Care and the Welsh Government have retrospectively determined from March 2020:
The addition of (with special container status applied):
- omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (75ml) – to Category C based on Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- omeprazole 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (75ml) – to Category C based on Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd
The deletion from Part VIIIB of:
- omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension
- omeprazole 20mg/5ml oral suspension
- melatonin 5mg/5ml oral solution alcohol-free
- melatonin 5mg/5ml oral suspension alcohol-free
Payment for March and April’s prescriptions will reflect the above retrospective determination and hence will not be as per the published Drug Tariff.