Primary Care Wound Management Products

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Hydrogel

ActivHeal Hydrogel®

Size & Product Code:

  • 15g |10007419

Intrasite Gel®

Size & Product Code:

  • 15g | SJ7311

Acute Formulary Product: Intrasite Gel®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • To rehydrate slough and necrotic tissue.
    • Dry or minimal exudating wounds.
    • May reduce chronic wound pain.
  •  Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for heavily exudating wounds.

Hydrogel Sheets

KerraLite Cool Non-Adhesive®

Size & Product Code:

  • 8cm x 8cm | CWL1007
  • 11cm x 11cm | CWL1008
  • 15cm x 15cm | CWL1009

ActiFormCool®

Size & Product Code:

  • 10cm x 15cm | 88302
  • 20cm x 20 cm | 88303

Acute Formulary Product: Hydrosorb®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • To rehydrate slough and necrotic tissue.
    • Dry or minimal exudating wounds.
    • May reduce chronic wound pain.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for heavily exudating wounds.

Hydrocolloid

Hydrocoll Thin Film®

Size & Product Code:

  • 7.5cm x 7.5cm | 9007572
  • 10cm x 10cm | 9007582
  • 15cm x 15cm | 9007602

Tegaderm Hydrocolloid Thin®

Size & Product Code:

  • 10cm x 12cm | 90001
  • 13cm x 15cm | 90003

Acute Formulary Product: DuoDERM Extra Thin®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Facilitate debridement and rehydration.
    • Minimal exudating wounds.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for clinically infected wounds.

Cleansing & Moisturising Foam

PolyMem® (non-adhesive)

Size & Product Code:

  • 8cm x 8cm | 5033
  • 10cm x 10cm | 5044
  • 13cm x 13cm | 5055

Acute Formulary Product: PolyMem® Non-Adhesive

PolyMem® (adhesive)

Size & Product Code:

  • 5cm x 5cm | 203

Acute Formulary Product: PolyMem® Adhesive

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Skin tear.
    • Moderately exudating leg ulcers.
    • Donor sites.
    • Radiation burns.
    • Superficial wounds.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for heavily exudating wounds.
    • Not suitable for use with any other wound product.

Non-Adhesive Foam (Moderate/High Exudate)

ActivHeal Non-Adhesive Foam®

Size & Product Code:

  • 5cm x 5cm | 10009113
  • 10cm x 10cm | 10009115
  • 20cm x 20cm | 10009117

Acute Formulary Product: Allevyn® Non-Adhesive

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Moderate to heavily exudating wounds.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for superficial wounds or up to surface granular wounds as may encourage overgranulation.

Superabsorbent Dressing (Very High Levels of Exudate)

Zetuvit Plus®

Size & Product Code:

  • 10cm x 10cm | 413710
  • 10cm x 20cm | 413711
  • 15cm x 20cm | 413712

Acute Formulary Product: Zetuvit Plus®

Prescribing Notes

  • Indications for Use:
    • High levels of exudating wounds.
  • Contraindications:
    • When over saturated will cause redness of peri skin.

Silicone Foam Adhesive (Moderate/High Exudate)

Askina DresSil Border®

Size & Product Code:

  • 3 Pack / 10 Pack:
    • 7.5cm x 7.5cm | 5397503 / 5397510
    • 10cm x 10cm | 5391003 / 5391010
    • 15cm x 15cm | 5391503 / 5391510
    • 15cm x 20cm | 5395203 / 5395210
  • 5 Pack:
    • 20cm x 20cm | 5392005

Acute Formulary Product: Urgotul Absorb Border®

Askina DresSil Sacrum®

Size & Product Code:

  • 16cm x 17.5cm | 5491605

Acute Formulary Product: Allevyn Life Sacrum®

Kliniderm® Foam Silicone Border

Size & Product Code:

  • 7.5cm x 7.5cm | 40514828
  • 10cm x 10cm | 40514829
  • 12.5cm x 12.5cm | 40514830
  • 10cm x 30cm | 40514833

Acute Formulary Product: N/A

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Pressure ulcers.
    • Venous leg ulcers.
    • Diabetic foot ulcers.
    • Traumatic wounds.
    • Surgical wounds.
    • 1st and 2nd degree burns.
    • Donor sites.
    • Skin tears.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for known sensitivity to silicone.

Heel Foam

ActivHeal® Foam (Non-Adhesive)

Size & Product Code:

  • 18cm x 12cm | 10010227

Acute Formulary Product: Urgotul® Absorb Heel

Tegaderm® Foam Adhesive

Size & Product Code:

  • 13.9cm x 13.9cm | 90619

Acute Formulary Product: Allevyn® Heel

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Moderate to heavily exudating heal wounds.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for heel protection.

Hydrofibre

KerraCel® - gelling fibre dressing

Size & Product Code:

  • 5cm x 5cm | CWL-1032
  • 10cm x 10cm | CWL-1166
  • 15cm x 15cm | CWL-1034
  • 2.5cm x 45cm (ribbon) | CWL-1035

Acute Formulary Product: UrgoClean®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Leg ulcers, pressure ulcers.
    • Surgical wounds.
    • Superficial and partial thickness burns.
    • Abrasions, lacerations.
    • Absorption in oncology wounds.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for surgical implantation wounds.
    • Not suitable to control heavy bleeding wounds.

Honey (Low Exudate)

Actilite®

Size & Product Code:

  • 5cm x 5cm | CR4281
  • 10cm x 10cm | CR3849
  • 10cm x 20cm | CR3852

Acute Formulary Product: Actilite®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Antibacterial for clinically infected wounds.
    • Wounds with signs of infection or increased risk of infection.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for arterial bleeds and heavily bleeding wounds.
    • Not suitable for vascular wounds due to pain experienced.

Honey (Low to Moderate Exudate)

Activon® Tube

Size & Product Code:

  • 25g | CR3830

Acute Formulary Product: Medihoney®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Antibacterial for adding to honey dressing when honey is washed away by exudates.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for arterial bleeds and heavily bleeding wounds.
    • Not suitable for vascular wounds due to pain experienced.

Wound Contact Layer

N-A Ultra®

Size & Product Code:

  • 9.5cm x 9.5cm | MNA095
  • 19cm x 9.5cm | MNA190

Adaptic Touch®

Size & Product Code:

  • 5cm x 7.6cm | 500501
  • 7.6cm x 11cm | 500502
  • 12.7cm x 15cm | 500503
  • 20cm x 32cm | 500504

Acute Formulary Product: Silflex®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Wounds requiring atraumatic removal of dressing.
  • Contraindications:
    • Not suitable for sensitivity to silicone.

Dialkylcarbamoyl Chloride (DACC)

Cutimed Sorbact Swab®

Size & Product Code:

  • 4cm x 6cm | 72164-01
  • 7cm x 9cm | 72165-01

Acute Formulary Product: Cutimed Sorbact Swab®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Moderate to heavily exudating wounds.
    • Colonised or infected wounds.
    • Wounds at increased risk of infection.

Charcoal Odour Absorb

Clinisorb®

Size & Product Code:

  • 10cm x 10cm | 2305
  • 10cm x 20cm | 2310
  • 15cm x 25cm | 2315

Acute Formulary Product: Clinisorb®

Prescribing Notes:

  • Indications for Use:
    • Malodorous wounds.

Up-to-Date Costs/Sizes

For up to date costs/sizes please see Scottish Drug Tariff (SDT).

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 31/01/2022

Next review date: 31/01/2025

Author(s): NHSL.

Version: Please refer to the introduction section for an explanation of the review dates above.

Approved By: ADTC

Reviewer name(s): ADTC.