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Optimise your choice of
Metaraminol 0.5mg/mL

with Flexipharm Austrading’s Metaraminol 0.5mg/ml 5mg in 10ml vial

The NHS is under severe pressure with demand for services meaning all costs, including medicines are spiralling.1,2 Right now, it makes sense to make sure the most cost-effective medicines are being used.

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Sharps injuries cost each NHS trust £500,000 per year in legal fees.3

Despite legal obligations to protect staff, opening ampoules is a leading cause of sharps injury.4,5

Up to 1 in 3 sharps injuries are caused by the glass spikes formed when opening ampoules (21–33%).6

Filter straws or filter needles are also required when extracting drug from an ampoule to prevent injury to patients from glass shards, adding cost, time and complexity to preparing every injection/infusion from an ampoule.7,8

Flexipharm Austrading’s vial presentation of Metaraminol 0.5 mg/ml Solution for Injection/Infusion 5mg/10ml is delivered in Type 1 moulded glass vials9, offering a simple, cost-effective option that removes the risk of sharp injuries from glass ampoules.4,6

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The DHSC has stated that medicines optimisation and procurement could save the NHS up to £1.5 billion10

Patients can experience as many as 6 hypotensive episodes per hour (mean arterial pressure <65 mmHg for >1 minute) during surgery.11 Using >5 bolus 0.5 mg doses of Metaraminol to correct hypotensive episodes would require two 2.5mg in 5ml Metaraminol ampoules, doubling the cost, preparation time and risk of sharps injury.6

Flexipharm Austrading’s vial presentation of Metaraminol 0.5 mg/ml Solution for Injection/Infusion 5mg/10ml vial is an important optimisation you can make to help the NHS make the most of every penny spent.12–14

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Who are Flexipharm Austrading

We are a young specialty pharmaceutical company, making it easier for hospitals to access our products by having them included in NHS Framework Agreements for your region, including our Metaraminol 0.5mg/ml 5mg in 10ml vial.

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Flexipharm Austrading’s Metaraminol 0.5 mg/ml Solution for Injection/Infusion vials are available via

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Product nameDosage formPack sizeNPC codePIP codeEAN code
Metaraminol 0.5mg/ml Solution for Injection/InfusionVial10DBP033125-04555060653040032

References

  1. British Medical Association. An NHS under pressure. Available at: https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/an-nhs-under-pressure [Last accessed: February 2023].

  2. NHS Business Services Authority. Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community – England 2021/22. Available at: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/prescribing-costs-hospitals-and-community-england/prescribing-costs-hospitals-and-community-england-202122 [Last accessed February 2023].

  3. NHS Supply Chain. Safer Sharps. Available from: https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/programmes/safer-sharps/ [Last accessed: February 2023].

  4. Health and Safety Executive. Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013. Available at: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsis7.pdf [Last accessed: February 2023].

  5. Jonczyk A, et al. Przegl Epidemiol 2018;72(3):371-381.

  6. Chiannilkulchai N, et al. Pacific Rim Int J Nurs Res. 2020;24(1):89-101.

  7. Heiss-Harris GM, et al. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2005;19(1):74-81.

  8. Stein HG. MEDSURG Nursing. 2006;15(5):290-294.

  9. Flexipharm Austrading Metaraminol 0.5 mg/ml Solution for Injection/Infusion Summary of Product Characteristics.

  10. Department of Health and Social Care. Operational productivity and performance in English NHS acute hospitals: unwarranted variations. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/productivity-in-nhs-hospitals [Last accessed: February 2023].

  11. Schneck E, et al. J Clin Monit Comput. 2020;34(6):1149–1158.

  12. Ref. Framework Agreement CM/PHG/17/5532/02, price for Flexipharm Austrading Metaraminol 0.5 mg/ml 5 mg in 10 ml, pack of 10 vials.

  13. British National Formulary. Available at: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicinal-forms/metaraminol.html [Last accessed February 2023], comparing List Price metaraminol 0.5 mg/ml, 5 mg in 10 ml ampoules to Framework Agreement CM/PHG/17/5532/02, price for Flexipharm Austrading Metaraminol 0.5mg/ml 5mg in 10ml, pack of 10 vials.

  14. Department of Health and Social Care. New logistics contract to help centralise delivery services for NHS trusts. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-logistics-contract-to-help-centralise-delivery-services-for-nhs-trusts [Last accessed: February 2023].

Adverse events should be reported.Reporting forms and information can be found at https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store
Adverse events should also be reported to Cambridge Regulatory Services on +44 (0) 1480 273425 or pv@cambreg.co.uk

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