High Cost Drug
A High Cost Drug (or blood product) is an expensive PRESCRIBED ITEM and represents a disproportionate cost relative to the total cost of the relevant episode in terms of volume and cost.
Description
A High Cost Drug (or blood product) is a PRESCRIBED ITEM.
A High Cost Drug (or blood product) is an expensive PRESCRIBED ITEM and represents a disproportionate cost relative to the total cost of the relevant episode in terms of volume and cost.
A High Cost Drug will only be used in a subset of cases within a Healthcare Resource Group and/or used in a subset of Health Care Providers delivering SERVICES under a specific Healthcare Resource Group.
For further information on High Cost Drugs see the NHS Improvement website at Developing the national tariff.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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Plural | High Cost Drugs |
Where Used
Type | Link | How used |
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NHS Business Definition | High Cost Drug | references in description High Cost Drug |
Data Element | UNBUNDLED ACTIVITY CURRENCY SCHEME IN USE | references in description High Cost Drug |
Attribute | UNBUNDLED ACTIVITY CURRENCY SCHEME IN USE | references in description High Cost Drug |