Dose banded chemotherapy standardised product specifications

NHS England has published the first set of product specifications to support the production and supply of ready-made chemotherapy medicines. This supports the Chemotherapy Dose Standardisation programme and the utilisation of standard chemotherapy doses. The specifications will be utilised by procurement teams to ensure the NHS will purchase standard, ready-made products across the NHS in England. The scheme provides benefits for patients with ready to use products and drives safety throughout the system by standardising the products that are used. In addition, it provides benefits to trusts and commissioners in reducing waste.

• Dose Banded Chemotherapy Standardised Product Specifications – Background | User Guide  | Stakeholder Testing Briefing | Appendix 1 | Appendix 2
• Amsacrine 500ml infusion bags
• Arsenic Trioxide 100ml infusion bags
• Azacitidine pre-filled syringes
• Bendamustine 500ml infusion bags
• Bevacizumab 100ml infusion bags
• Bortezomib pre-filled syringes
• Cabazitaxel 250ml infusion bags
• Carboplatin 500ml infusion bags
• Carfilzomib 100ml infusion bags
• Cetuximab 500ml infusion bags
• Cisplatin 250ml to 1000ml infusion bags
• Cladribine 500ml infusion bags and Cladribine pre-filled syringes
• Clofarabine 100ml infusion bags
• Cyclophosphamide infusion bags and Cyclophosphamide pre-filled syringes
• Cytarabine 250ml infusion bags and Cytarabine pre-filled syringes
• Dacarbazine 1000ml infusion bags
• Daunorubicin 250ml infusion bags and Daunorubicin pre-filled syringes
• Docetaxel 250ml and 500ml infusion bags
• Doxorubicin Liposomal 250ml and 500ml infusion
• Doxorubicin pre-filled syringes
• Epirubicin pre-filled syringes
• Eribulin Base 50ml infusion bags
• Etoposide 250ml and 500ml and 1000ml infusion
• Fludarabine 100ml infusion bags and Fludarabine pre-filled syringes
• Fluorouracil 1000ml infusion bags, Fluorouracil in Elastomeric Infusion Devices and Fluorouracil pre-filled syringes
• Gemcitabine 250ml infusion bags
• General Product Specification Requirements
• Idarubicin pre-filled syringes and Idarubicin 100ml infusion bags
• Ifosfamide and Mesna 1000ml infusion bags
• Ifosfamide 1000ml infusion bags
• Irinotecan 250ml infusion bags
• Mesna 1000ml infusion bags
• Methotrexate 500ml infusion bags and Methotrexate pre-filled syringe
• Mitomycin pre-filled syringes
• Mitoxantrone 100ml infusion bags
• Nivolumab 50ml and 100ml infusion bags
• Oxaliplatin 250ml and 500ml infusion bags
• Paclitaxel Albumin infusion bags
• Paclitaxel 250ml and 500ml infusion bags
• Panitumumab 100ml infusion bags
• Pentostatin pre-filled syringes
• Pembrolizumab 50ml and 100ml infusion bags
• Pemetrexed disodium 100ml infusion bags
• Rituximab 250ml and 500ml infusion bags
• Streptozocin 250ml infusion bags
• Thiotepa 250ml and 500ml and 1000ml infusion
• Topotecan 50ml, 100ml, 250ml and 500ml infusion
• Trastuzumab 250ml infusion bags
• Vinblastine 50ml infusion bags
• Vincristine 50ml infusion bags
• Vinflunine 100ml infusion bags
• Vinorelbine 50ml infusion bags