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 England website at: Developing the national tariff.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | High Cost Drugs |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
