helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines UK

[helvella]

I have added a new feature to this document - links to the dm+d.

In the attached image, you can see a blue label lettered dm+d. To the right is a link that takes you to the entry in the dm+d database for the product.

This is the link from the above page:

dmd-browser.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/a...

And this is the information you can find there:

Actual Medicinal Product pack (AMPP) - Levothyroxine sodium 25microgram tablets (Wockhardt UK Ltd) 28 tablet

Pack size information

Pack size and UOM

28 tablet

Price information

Indicative Price Start Date End Date

176 11-09-2019

291 06-03-2017 10-09-2019

Price basis

NHS Indicative Price

Codes

GTIN Start Date End Date

5012727902715 30-04-2009

SNOMED Codes Code Start Date End Date

1526611000001101 SOT

Reimbursement information

Broken bulk

Eligible for broken bulk claim

Prescription charges

1

Dispensing fees

1

Legal category

POM

I'll not make this a training guide to the dm+d! But it does mean you can readily find out some information that can otherwise be hard to find. It is also the database that pharmaceutical companies are required to update. (Though there are failures to do so!)

Most of the rest of the NHS system use this data and it feeds into GP surgery systems, the British National Formulary, etc.

UOM - Unit of Measure

GTIN - the unique product code that appears on the ends of packets.

SOT - Start of Time - when database was first loaded up with data.

SNOMED - a supposedly universal coding system.

Once you reach the dm+d, you can look around. For example, you might find that, while I have linked to a 28-tablet pack, the product might also be supplied in 500 tablet bulk packs.

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines - UK

The UK document contains up-to-date versions of the Summary Matrixes for levothyroxine tablets, oral solutions and also liothyronine available in the UK. Includes injectables and descriptions of tablet markings which allow identification. Latest updates include all declared ingredients for all UK products and links to Patient Information Leaflets, etc. PLUS how to write prescriptions in Appendix F.

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Please! This is updated frequently. If you have already downloaded a copy, check the date. It is very likely there is a newer version.

[helvella Administrator]

This is a screenshot of the upper half of the page linked in the starting post.

Screenshot of dm+d page

[Tythrop]

Dmd???

[helvella Administrator in reply to Tythrop]

DMD, dm+d 🇬🇧

Dictionary of medicines and devices - a major NHS database.

helvella - Abbreviations, Acronyms, Latin

A document containing a list of many of the abbreviations, acronyms and Latin terms you are likely to find when reading documents about thyroid.

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Last updated 18/07/2024

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[Tythrop in reply to helvella]

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[TaraJR]

Thank you.. how on earth do you do this?! It's incredible!

[helvella Administrator in reply to TaraJR]

Takes much time and effort.

But less time and effort for one person than if we add up each and every individual person who wants any of the information.

And I am always open to hearing of mistakes, or gap-filling information.

[TaraJR in reply to helvella]

It's of huge benefit to so many people