The Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has announced that 21 products now meet the special container criteria.
The drugs meet the special criteria as set out in Part II Clause 10 of the Drug Tariff.
A special container indicator for the relevant pack size including complete pack or sub-pack has been applied to the respective product entries in dictionary of medicines and devices and in the Drug Tariff, where listed.
| Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) | Brand and/or Manufacturer | Pack size | Special container | Change effective from |
| Ascorbic acid powder | J M Loveridge Ltd | 100g | Complete pack | May |
| Aspirin powder | J M Loveridge Ltd | 250g | Complete pack | May |
| Boric acid powder | J M Loveridge Ltd | 500g | Complete pack | May |
| Clomethiazole 157.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | Heminevrin (Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH) All available generics | 300ml | Complete pack | June |
| Desmopressin 100 microgram tablets | DDAVP 0.1mg tablets (Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd) All available generics | 90 | Complete pack | June |
| Desmopressin 200 microgram tablets | DDAVP 0.2mg tablets (Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd) All available generics | 30 and 90 | Complete pack | June |
| Doravirine 100mg tablets | Pifeltro (Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd) | 30 | Complete pack | June |
| Emtricitabine 200mg / Tenofovir alafenamide 10mg tablets | Descovy (Gilead Sciences International Ltd) | 30 | Complete pack | June |
| Emtricitabine 200mg / Tenofovir alafenamide 25mg tablets | Descovy (Gilead Sciences International Ltd) | 30 | Complete pack | June |
| Lamivudine 300mg / Tenofovir disoproxil 245mg / Doravirine 100mg tablets | Delstrigo (Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd) | 30 | Complete pack | June |
| Levofloxacin 100mg/ml nebuliser liquid ampoules | Quinsair (Chiesi Ltd) | 56 | Complete pack | June |
| Sodium bicarbonate powder | J M Loveridge | 300g | Complete pack | May |
| Sodium valproate 100mg tablets | Epilim 100mg crushable tablets (Sanofi) | 100 (10 x 10) 30 (3 x 10) | Sub-pack of 10 | June |
| Sodium valproate 200mg gastro-resistant tablets | Epilim 200 gastro-resistant tablets (Sanofi) All available generics | 100 (10 x 10) 30 (3 x 10) | Sub-pack of 10 | June |
| Sodium valproate 200mg modified-release tablets | Epilim Chrono 200 tablets (Sanofi) | 100 (10 x 10) 30 (3 x 10) | Sub-pack of 10 | June |
| Sodium valproate 300mg modified-release tablets | Epilim Chrono 300 tablets (Sanofi) | 100 (10 x 10) 30 (3 x 10) | Sub-pack of 10 | June |
| Sodium valproate 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | Epilim 200mg gastro-resistant tablets (Sanofi) All available generics | 100 (10 x 10) 30 (3 x 10) | Sub-pack of 10 | June |
| Sodium valproate 500mg modified-release tablets | Epilim Chrono 500 (Sanofi) | 100 (10 x 10) 30 (3 x 10) | Sub-pack of 10 | June |
| Tartaric acid powder | J M Loveridge Ltd | 500g | Complete pack | May |
| Urea 10% lotion | Eucerin Intensive 10% lotion (Beiersdorf UK Ltd) | 250ml | Complete pack | June |
| Zinc oxide powder | J M Loveridge | 500g | Complete pack | May |
The special container status of a drug can be viewed by entering the relevant product details into the dm+d browser.
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