Pack Details

When submitting a new product pack size, you must include the following information:

Related Product

The product which this new pack size is associated with. The product name usually includes the product trade name, strength, and form.

Effective Date

This is the date from which the changes will take place. Please note that if the effective date is within two weeks of the submission date, the NHSBSA cannot commit to have actioned your request by that date.

Quantity

The number and type of units in the pack or container e.g. 28 tablets.

In the "Value" box, type the number of units in the pack e.g. 28.

In the "Unit" box, click to highlight the type of units from the drop down list e.g tablets or capsules.

In the Update Pack submission, the data in this field is in pale grey which means that it cannot be changed.

Legal Category

Click to highlight the appropriate legal category for a specific pack size on the drop down list.

The options for this field are:

• GSL - General Sales Licence
• P - Pharmacy only medicine
• POM - Prescription Only Medicine
• Not Applicable - should be used for all non-medicine packs e.g. appliances and devices etc

Subpack Information

Subpack information gives additional information about how the product is packaged. For example the number of separate strips of tablets within a pack.

• e.g. If a pack contains 28 tablets in 2 strips of 14, the subpack information would be 2 x 14 tablets. If a pack contains 28 tablets in 4 strips of 7 tablets, the subpack information would be 4x7.

If a pack contains 1 strip of 28 tablets, 28 loose tablets, 1 vial, 1 tube or 1 ampoule, type in 'not applicable'.

GTIN Code

The GTIN code is a unique code assigned to a pack.

Please enter a numerical value for your code. It should be entered as a continuous string of numbers, with no gaps. You can enter multiple GTIN codes – up to 20 per submission

Calendar Pack

A calendar pack is a blister or strip pack showing the days of the week or month against the units in the pack.

Select either yes or no from the drop down list.

Hospital Pack

A Hospital pack refers to a pack that is only made available to a hospital.

Click and highlight either yes or no from the drop down list.

Limited Stability

Some preparations require a diluent or vehicle to be added to the pack.

If the resultant liquid preparation has a stability of 13 days or less, the preparation should be marked as having limited stability. 

Limited stability does not apply to injections containing a diluent vial which are reconstituted prior to administration to a patient. 

Please click and highlight either yes or no from the drop down list.

Price

Price means the trade/basic NHS price of the specific product pack in pence, sterling. For example, enter £3.56 as 356.

When you make a new product submission, you can send it to the NHSBSA before the price has been confirmed.