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Sharps Bins disposal

Cornwall Council: sharps bins collections information or 0300 1234 141

Isles of Scilly Council: For advice and disposal arrangements please contact St Mary's Hospital on 01720 422392

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	Name	Tariff	BNF Sub Paragraph
	Prednisolone Tablet 1 mg tab Pack of 28	£0.63	Use of Corticosteroids
	Prednisolone Tablet 5 mg tab Pack of 28	£0.73	Use of Corticosteroids
	Hydrocortisone Injection (Efcortesol) 100 mg (1ml vial) Pack of 1	£1.08	Use of Corticosteroids
	Hydrocortisone Tablets 10 mg tab Pack of 30	£1.81	Use of Corticosteroids
	Dexamethasone 500 mcg tablets Pack of 28	£1.96	Use of Corticosteroids
	Hydrocortisone Tablets 20 mg tab Pack of 30	£3.84	Use of Corticosteroids
	Dexamethasone ( base ) 3.3 mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules Pack of 10	£14.21	Use of Corticosteroids
All dosing advice and labelling for dexamethasone formulations must now be expressed as dexamethasone base https://www.palliativedrugs.com/download/dexamethasone_injection_changes_V11_141218_aw_final.pdf
	Dexamethasone Oral Solution (Dexsol) 2 mg / 5ml SF Solution Pack of 150	£42.30	Use of Corticosteroids
	Prednisolone Tablet 25 mg tab Pack of 56	£50.00	Use of Corticosteroids
Relatively expensive compared to 5mg standard tablets
	Prednisolone sodium phosphate 5 mg suppositories Pack of 10	£252.41	Use of Corticosteroids
	Prednisolone E/C Tablet 2.5 mg E/C tab Pack of 28	£1.05	Use of Corticosteroids
	Prednisolone E/C Tablet 5 mg E/C tab Pack of 28	£1.29	Use of Corticosteroids
Discouraged - QIPP Workstream
	Hydrocortisone (Hydventia) 10 mg tablets Pack of 30	£10.47	Use of Corticosteroids
	Prednisolone Soluble 5 mg SOLUBLE Pack of 30	£42.50	Use of Corticosteroids
Discouraged - very expensive compared to standard tablets
	Hydrocortisone (Efmody) 5 mg capsules MR Pack of 50	£135.00	Use of Corticosteroids
	Hydrocortisone (Efmody) 10 mg capsules MR Pack of 50	£275.00	Use of Corticosteroids
	methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Solu-medrone) 500 mg / 8ml vial Pack of 1	-	Use of Corticosteroids
	methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Solu-medrone) 1 g / 16ml vial Pack of 1	-	Use of Corticosteroids