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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
	Sharps Bin 1 Litre Yellow Pack of 1	£0.98	Hypodermic equipment
	Needle clipping / chopping device 1 device Pack of 1	£1.61	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (Insupen Original) 4 mm/32gauge Pack of 100	£2.49	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (Insupen Original) 4 mm/33gauge Pack of 100	£2.49	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (Insupen Original) 5 mm/31gauge Pack of 100	£2.49	Hypodermic equipment
	Sterile Lancets (AgaMatrix Comfort Twist) 0.32 mm/30gauge Pack of 100	£2.69	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (Microdot Max) 4 mm/32gauge insulin needles for pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on Pack of 100	£2.74	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (GlucoRx CarePoint Ultra) 4 mm/32 gauge hypodermic insulin needles for pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on Pack of 100	£2.75	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (GlucoRx CarePoint) 4 mm/31gauge hypodermic insulin needles for pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on Pack of 100	£2.75	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (GlucoRx CarePoint) 5 mm/31gauge hypodermic insulin needles for pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on Pack of 100	£2.75	Hypodermic equipment
	Lancets sterile single use (Neon Verifine Safety ) 1.8 mm/28gauge Pack of 100	£2.99	Hypodermic equipment
Safety lancets are considerably more expensive than standard lancets; they should only be prescribed for patients who are unable to self-test and require assistance from a healthcare worker to obtain a blood sample. They should not be prescribed for patients who self-test.
	Lancets sterile single use (Neon Verifine Safety ) 1.8 mm/30gauge Pack of 100	£2.99	Hypodermic equipment
Safety lancets are considerably more expensive than standard lancets; they should only be prescribed for patients who are unable to self-test and require assistance from a healthcare worker to obtain a blood sample. They should not be prescribed for patients who self-test.
	Pen needles (BD Viva) 4 mm/32gauge pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on Pack of 90	£3.59	Hypodermic equipment
	Pen needles (BD Viva) 5 mm/31gauge pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on Pack of 90	£3.59	Hypodermic equipment
	Pen Needles (Omnican Fine) 5 mm/32 gauge Pack of 100	£3.95	Hypodermic equipment
	Pen Needles (Omnican Fine) 6 mm/32 gauge Pack of 100	£3.95	Hypodermic equipment
	Pen Needles (Omnican Fine) 4 mm/32 gauge Pack of 100	£4.10	Hypodermic equipment
	Lancets sterile single use (GlucoRX Lancets) 0.31 mm / 30G Lancet Pack of 200	£4.50	Hypodermic equipment
	Pen Needles (GlucoRX FinePoint) 4 mm / 31G Pack of 100	£4.50	Hypodermic equipment
	Pen Needles (GlucoRX FinePoint) 5 mm / 31G Pack of 100	£4.50	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (Insupen) 4 mm/32gauge Pack of 100	£5.95	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (Insupen) 5 mm/31gauge Pack of 100	£5.95	Hypodermic equipment
	Hypodermic insulin needles (Microdot Dual) 4 mm/31gauge Safety Pen hypodermic insulin needles for pre-filled / reusable pen injectors screw on Pack of 100	£22.95	Hypodermic equipment
Only to be prescribed for adults having insulin administered by a third party such as District Nursing teams and Care home staff.
	BD Micro-Fine Pen Needles 4 mm/32 gauge ULTRA Pack of 100	£4.99	Hypodermic equipment
	Sterile Lancets (AgaMatrix Ultra Thin) 0.2 mm / 33G Pack of 200	£5.43	Hypodermic equipment
	Sterile Lancets (AgaMatrix Ultra Thin) 0.35 mm / 28G Pack of 200	£5.43	Hypodermic equipment
	Lancets sterile single use (GlucoRx Safety lancets) 1.6 mm/30 gauge lancet Pack of 100	£5.50	Hypodermic equipment
Safety lancets are considerably more expensive than standard lancets; they should only be prescribed for patients who are unable to self-test and require assistance from a healthcare worker to obtain a blood sample. They should not be prescribed for patients who self-test.
	Lancets sterile single use (GlucoRx Safety lancets) 1.8 mm/26 gauge lancet Pack of 100	£5.50	Hypodermic equipment
Safety lancets are considerably more expensive than standard lancets; they should only be prescribed for patients who are unable to self-test and require assistance from a healthcare worker to obtain a blood sample. They should not be prescribed for patients who self-test.
	Lancets sterile single use (GlucoRx Safety lancets) 1.8 mm/28 gauge lancet Pack of 100	£5.50	Hypodermic equipment
Safety lancets are considerably more expensive than standard lancets; they should only be prescribed for patients who are unable to self-test and require assistance from a healthcare worker to obtain a blood sample. They should not be prescribed for patients who self-test.
	Lancets sterile single use (GlucoRx Safety lancets) 2.2 mm/23 gauge lancet Pack of 100	£5.50	Hypodermic equipment
Safety lancets are considerably more expensive than standard lancets; they should only be prescribed for patients who are unable to self-test and require assistance from a healthcare worker to obtain a blood sample. They should not be prescribed for patients who self-test.
	Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) 300 mg/10ml concentrate for solution for infusion vials Pack of 1	-	Hypodermic equipment
	Blood Glucose Needles (BD Autoshield Duo) 5 mm / 30G Pack of 100	£30.08	Hypodermic equipment
All children who attend school should be prescribed BD Autoshield needles to minimise the risk of needle stick injuries. These needles should be added to repeat prescriptions in ADDITION to universal needles, as the Autoshield is required only for school use, not home use.