Without absorbent pad

Adaptic Touch

Non-adherent soft silicone wound contact dressing

Adaptic Touch dressing (Systagenix Wound Management Ltd) 12.7cm 6

15cm= £4.65, 20cm 6 32cm= £12.50, 5cm 6 7.6cm= £1.13, 7.6cm

6 11cm= £2.25

Askina SilNet

Soft silicone-coated wound contact dressing

Askina SilNet dressing (B.Braun Medical Ltd) 10cm 6 18cm= £5.12,

20cm 6 30cm= £12.53, 5cm 6 7.5cm= £1.16, 7.5cm 6 10cm=

£2.35

Mepitel

Soft silicone, semi-transparent wound contact dressing

Mepitel dressing (Molnlycke Health Care Ltd) 12cm 6 15cm= £5.65,

5cm 6 7cm= £1.41, 8cm 6 10cm= £2.82

Mepitel One

Soft silicone, thin, transparent wound contact dressing

Mepitel One dressing (Molnlycke Health Care Ltd) 13cm 6 15cm=

£4.98, 24cm 6 27.5cm= £14.25, 6cm 6 7cm= £1.22, 9cm 6

10cm= £2.41

Physiotulle

Non-adherent soft polymer wound contact dressing

Physiotulle dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £2.32, 15cm 6

20cm= £7.07

Silflex

Soft silicone-coated polyester wound contact dressing

Silflex dressing (Advancis Medical) 12cm 6 15cm= £4.61, 20cm 6

30cm= £11.88, 35cm 6 60cm= £39.83, 5cm 6 7cm= £1.12, 8cm

6 10cm= £2.29

Silon-TSR

Soft silicone polymer wound contact dressing

Silon-TSR dressing (Bio Med Sciences) 13cm 6 13cm= £3.52, 13cm

6 25cm= £5.47, 28cm 6 30cm= £7.37

Sorbion Contact

Non-adherent soft polymer wound contact dressing

Cutimed Sorbion Contact dressing (BSN medical Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm=

£2.04, 10cm 6 20cm= £4.10, 20cm 6 20cm= £7.18, 20cm 6

30cm= £10.26, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm= £1.53

Tegaderm Contact

Non-adherent soft polymer wound contact dressing

Tegaderm Contact dressing (3M Health Care Ltd) 20cm 6 25cm=

£10.94, 7.5cm 6 10cm= £2.29

Urgotul

Non-adherent soft polymer wound contact dressing

Urgotul dressing (Urgo Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £3.13, 10cm 6 40cm=

£10.53, 15cm 6 15cm= £6.66, 15cm 6 20cm= £8.86, 20cm 6

30cm= £14.25, 5cm 6 5cm= £1.57

Hydrocolloid dressings

Hydrocolloid dressings are usually presented as a

hydrocolloid layer on a vapour-permeable film or foam pad.

Semi-permeable to water vapour and oxygen, these

dressings form a gel in the presence of exudate to facilitate

rehydration in lightly to moderately exuding wounds and

promote autolytic debridement of dry, sloughy, or necrotic

wounds; they are also suitable for promoting granulation.

Hydrocolloid-fibrous dressings made from modified

carmellose fibres resemble alginate dressings; hydrocolloidfibrous dressings are more absorptive and suitable for

moderately to heavily exuding wounds.

Hydrocolloid-fibrous dressings

Aquacel

Soft non-woven pad containing hydrocolloid-fibres

Aquacel (ConvaTec Ltd) Ribbon dressing 1cm 6 45cm= £1.89, 2cm

6 45cm= £2.52, dressing 10cm 6 10cm square= £2.49, 15cm 6

15cm square= £4.68, 4cm 6 10cm rectangular= £1.34, 4cm 6

20cm rectangular= £1.97, 4cm 6 30cm rectangular= £2.97, 5cm

6 5cm square= £1.05

Aquacel Foam

Soft non-woven pad containing hydrocolloid-fibres with

foam layer; with or without adhesive border

Aquacel Foam dressing (adhesive) (ConvaTec Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm=

£2.20, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm= £2.72, 17.5cm 6 17.5cm= £5.45, 19.8cm

6 14cm heel= £5.57, 20cm 6 16.9cm sacral= £5.00, 21cm 6

21cm= £7.97, 25cm 6 30cm= £10.32, 8cm 6 8cm= £1.44, (nonadhesive) 10cm 6 10cm= £2.60, 15cm 6 15cm= £4.37, 15cm 6

20cm= £5.97, 20cm 6 20cm= £7.12

UrgoClean Pad

Pad, hydrocolloid fibres coated with soft-adherent lipocolloidal wound contact layer

UrgoClean Pad dressing (Urgo Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square= £2.16,

20cm 6 15cm rectangular= £4.06, 6cm 6 6cm square= £0.97

UrgoClean Rope

Rope, non-woven rope containing hydrocolloid fibres

UrgoClean rope dressing (Urgo Ltd) 2.5cm 6 40cm= £2.43, 5cm 6

40cm= £3.21

Polyurethane matrix dressing

Cutinova Hydro

Polyurethane matrix with absorbent particles and

waterproof polyurethane film

Cutinova Hydro dressing (Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd) 10cm 6

10cm square= £2.61, 15cm 6 20cm rectangular= £5.53, 5cm 6

6cm rectangular= £1.30

With adhesive border

Biatain Super

Semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressing; without adhesive

border

Biatain Super dressing (adhesive) (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £2.21, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm square= £3.66, 12cm 6 20cm

rectangular= £3.67, 15cm 6 15cm square= £4.41, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £6.87

Granuflex Bordered

Hydrocolloid wound contact layer bonded to plastic foam

layer, with outer semi-permeable polyurethane film

Granuflex Bordered dressing (ConvaTec Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£3.42, 10cm 6 13cm triangular= £4.04, 15cm 6 15cm square=

£6.53, 15cm 6 18cm triangular= £6.29, 6cm 6 6cm square=

£1.81

Hydrocoll Border

Hydrocolloid dressing with adhesive border and absorbent

wound contact pad

Hydrocoll Border (bevelled edge) dressing (Paul Hartmann Ltd) 10cm

6 10cm square= £2.46, 12cm 6 18cm sacral= £3.69, 15cm 6

15cm square= £4.63, 5cm 6 5cm square= £1.03, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm

square= £1.69, 8cm 6 12cm concave= £2.17

Tegaderm Hydrocolloid

Hydrocolloid dressing with adhesive border; normal or thin

Tegaderm Hydrocolloid (3M Health Care Ltd) Thin dressing 10cm 6

12cm oval= £1.56, 13cm 6 15cm oval= £2.92, dressing 10cm 6

12cm oval= £2.34, 13cm 6 15cm oval= £4.37, 17.1cm 6 16.1cm

sacral= £4.89

Ultec Pro

Semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressing with adhesive border

Ultec Pro dressing (adhesive) (Covidien (UK) Commercial Ltd) 15cm 6

18cm sacral= £3.30, 19.5cm 6 23cm sacral= £4.98, 21cm 6 21cm

square= £4.67

Without adhesive border

ActivHeal Hydrocolloid

Semi-permeable polyurethane film backing, hydrocolloid

wound contact layer, with or without polyurethane foam

later

ActivHeal Hydrocolloid (Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd) dressing

10cm 6 10cm square= £1.58, 15cm 6 15cm square= £3.43, 15cm

6 18cm sacral= £3.98, 5cm 6 7.5cm rectangular= £0.78, foam

backed dressing 10cm 6 10cm square= £1.55, 15cm 6 15cm

square= £2.91, 15cm 6 18cm sacral= £3.36, 5cm 6 7.5cm

rectangular= £0.97

Askina Biofilm Transparent

Semi-permeable, polyurethane film dressing with

hydrocolloid adhesive

Askina Biofilm Transparent dressing (B.Braun Medical Ltd) 10cm 6

10cm square= £1.10, 20cm 6 20cm square= £3.25

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Biatain Super

Semi-permeable, hydrocolloid film dressing without

adhesive border

Biatain Super dressing (non-adhesive) (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £2.21, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm square= £3.66, 12cm 6 20cm

rectangular= £3.67, 15cm 6 15cm square= £4.41, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £6.87

Comfeel Plus Contour

Hydrocolloid dressings containing carmellose sodium and

calcium alginate

Comfeel Plus Contour dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 6cm 6 8cm= £2.27,

9cm 6 11cm= £3.93

Comfeel Plus Pressure Relieving

Hydrocolloid dressings containing carmellose sodium and

calcium alginate

Comfeel Plus Pressure Relief dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm diameter

circular= £4.74, 15cm diameter circular= £7.14, 7cm diameter

circular= £3.54

Comfeel Plus Transparent

Hydrocolloid dressings containing carmellose sodium and

calcium alginate

Comfeel Plus Transparent dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.31, 15cm 6 15cm square= £3.41, 15cm 6 20cm

rectangular= £3.46, 20cm 6 20cm square= £3.48, 5cm 6 15cm

rectangular= £1.62, 5cm 6 25cm rectangular= £2.63, 5cm 6

7cm rectangular= £0.68, 9cm 6 14cm rectangular= £2.49, 9cm

6 25cm rectangular= £3.53

Comfeel Plus Ulcer

Hydrocolloid dressings containing carmellose sodium and

calcium alginate

Comfeel Plus dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square= £2.50,

20cm 6 20cm square= £7.72, 4cm 6 6cm rectangular= £0.98

DuoDERM Extra Thin

Semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressing

DuoDERM Extra Thin dressing (ConvaTec Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£1.36, 15cm 6 15cm square= £2.93, 5cm 6 10cm rectangular=

£0.78, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm square= £0.82, 9cm 6 15cm rectangular=

£1.81, 9cm 6 25cm rectangular= £2.90, 9cm 6 35cm

rectangular= £4.05

DuoDERM Signal

Semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressing with ’Time to change’

indicator

DuoDERM Signal dressing (ConvaTec Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£2.17, 11cm 6 19cm oval= £3.33, 14cm 6 14cm square= £3.81,

18.5cm 6 19.5cm heel= £5.33, 20cm 6 20cm square= £7.58,

22.5cm 6 20cm sacral= £6.23

Flexigran

Semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressing without adhesive

border; normal or thin

Flexigran (A1 Pharmaceuticals) Thin dressing 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.08, dressing 10cm 6 10cm square= £2.19

Granuflex

Hydrocolloid wound contact layer bonded to plastic foam

layer, with outer semi-permeable polyurethane film

Granuflex (modified) dressing (ConvaTec Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£2.87, 15cm 6 15cm square= £5.45, 15cm 6 20cm rectangular=

£5.90, 20cm 6 20cm square= £8.20

Hydrocoll Basic

Hydrocolloid dressing with absorbent wound contact pad

Hydrocoll (Paul Hartmann Ltd) Basic dressing 10cm 6 10cm square=

£2.50

Hydrocoll Thin Film

Thin hydrocolloid dressing with absorbent wound contact

pad

Hydrocoll Thin Film dressing (Paul Hartmann Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.18, 15cm 6 15cm square= £2.65, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm

square= £0.71

Nu-Derm

Semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressing (normal and thin)

Nu-Derm dressing (Systagenix Wound Management Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.57, 15cm 6 15cm square= £3.21, 15cm 6 18cm

sacral= £4.49, 20cm 6 20cm square= £6.41, 5cm 6 5cm square=

£0.86, 8cm 6 12cm heel/elbow= £3.21, thin 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.07

Tegaderm Hydrocolloid

Hydrocolloid dressing without adhesive border; normal and

thin

Tegaderm Hydrocolloid (3M Health Care Ltd) Thin dressing 10cm 6

10cm square= £1.57, dressing 10cm 6 10cm square= £2.39

Ultec Pro

Semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressing; without adhesive

border

Ultec Pro dressing (Covidien (UK) Commercial Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £2.28, 15cm 6 15cm square= £4.44, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £6.69

Foam dressings

Dressings containing hydrophilic polyurethane foam

(adhesive or non-adhesive), with or without plastic filmbacking, are suitable for all types of exuding wounds, but not

for dry wounds; some foam dressings have a moisturesensitive film backing with variable permeability dependant

on the level of exudate Foam dressings vary in their ability to

absorb exudate; some are suitable only for lightly to

moderately exuding wounds, others have greater fluidhanding capacity and are suitable for heavily exuding

wounds. Saturated foam dressings can cause maceration of

healthy skin if left in contact with the wound. Foam

dressings can be used in combination with other primary

wound contact dressings. If used under compression

bandaging or compression garments, the fluid-handling

capacity of the foam dressing may be reduced. Foam

dressings can also be used to provide a protective cushion for

fragile skin. A foam dressing containing ibuprofen is

available and may be useful for treating painful exuding

wounds.

Cavi-Care

Soft, conforming cavity wound dressing prepared by mixing

thoroughly for 15 seconds immediately before use and

allowing to expand its volume within the cavity

Polyurethane Foam Dressing

Cutimed Cavity

Cutimed Cavity dressing (BSN medical Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £3.20,

15cm 6 15cm= £4.81, 5cm 6 6cm= £1.93

Kendall

Kendall Foam dressing (H & R Healthcare Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£1.06, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £2.05, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm

square= £1.80, 15cm 6 15cm square= £2.60, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £3.01, 5cm 6 5cm square= £0.71, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm

square= £1.21, 8.5cm 6 7.5cm rectangular (fenestrated)= £0.91

Polyurethane Foam Film Dressing with Adhesive Border

ActivHeal Foam Adhesive

ActivHeal Foam Adhesive dressing (Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd)

10cm 6 10cm square= £1.63, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm square= £1.68,

15cm 6 15cm square= £2.15, 20cm 6 20cm square= £4.50, 7.5cm

6 7.5cm square= £1.18

Allevyn Adhesive

Allevyn Adhesive dressing (Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd) 10cm 6

10cm square= £2.24, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm square= £2.74, 12.5cm 6

22.5cm rectangular= £4.27, 17.5cm 6 17.5cm square= £5.41,

17cm 6 17cm anatomically shaped sacral= £4.07, 22.5cm 6

22.5cm square= £7.88, 22cm 6 22cm anatomically shaped

sacral= £5.86, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm square= £1.53

Biatain Adhesive

Biatain Adhesive dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£1.80, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm square= £2.62, 17cm diameter contour=

£5.09, 18cm 6 18cm square= £5.29, 18cm 6 28cm rectangular=

£7.84, 19cm 6 20cm heel= £5.29, 23cm 6 23cm sacral= £4.53

Biatain Silicone

Biatain Silicone dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £2.18,

12.5cm 6 12.5cm= £2.67, 15cm 6 15cm= £3.96, 17.5cm 6

17.5cm= £5.26, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm= £1.48

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Kendall Island

Kendall Foam Island dressing (H & R Healthcare Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.54, 15cm 6 15cm square= £2.90, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £5.46

PermaFoam

PermaFoam dressing (adhesive) (Paul Hartmann Ltd) 16.5cm 6 18cm

concave= £4.12, 18cm 6 18cm sacral= £3.39, 22cm 6 22cm

sacral= £3.89

PermaFoam Comfort

PermaFoam Comfort dressing (Paul Hartmann Ltd) 10cm 6 20cm

rectangular= £3.43, 11cm 6 11cm square= £2.17, 15cm 6 15cm

square= £3.55, 20cm 6 20cm square= £5.15, 8cm 6 8cm square=

£1.14

PolyMem

PolyMem dressing (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) (adhesive) 5cm 6 5cm

square= £0.52, 16.5cm 6 20.9cm oval= £6.79, 18.4cm 6 20cm

sacral= £4.56, 5cm 6 7.6cm oval= £1.16, 8.8cm 6 12.7cm oval=

£2.06

Tegaderm Foam Adhesive

Tegaderm Foam dressing (adhesive) (3M Health Care Ltd) 10cm 6

11cm oval= £2.39, 13.9cm 6 13.9cm circular (heel)= £4.25,

14.3cm 6 14.3cm square= £3.57, 14.3cm 6 15.6cm oval= £4.28,

19cm 6 22.2cm oval= £7.01, 6.9cm 6 6.9cm soft cloth border=

£1.72, 6.9cm 6 7.6cm oval= £1.47

Tielle

Tielle (Systagenix Wound Management Ltd) Lite dressing 11cm 6

11cm square= £2.30, dressing 15cm 6 15cm square= £3.92, 15cm

6 20cm rectangular= £4.90, 18cm 6 18cm square= £4.99, 7cm

6 9cm rectangular= £1.29

Tielle Lite

Tielle Lite dressing (Systagenix Wound Management Ltd) 11cm 6 11cm

square= £2.30, 7cm 6 9cm rectangular= £1.22, 8cm 6 15cm

rectangular= £2.83, 8cm 6 20cm rectangular= £2.99

Tielle Plus

Tielle Plus dressing (Systagenix Wound Management Ltd) 11cm 6 11cm

square= £2.63, 15cm 6 15cm sacrum= £3.13, square= £4.30,

15cm 6 20cm rectangular= £5.39, 20cm 6 26.5cm heel= £4.45

Polyurethane Foam Film Dressing without Adhesive Border

ActivHeal Foam Non-Adhesive

ActivHeal Non-Adhesive Foam polyurethane dressing (Advanced

Medical Solutions Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square= £1.13, 10cm 6 20cm

rectangular= £2.34, 20cm 6 20cm square= £3.92, 5cm 6 5cm

square= £0.75

Advazorb

Advazorb (Advancis Medical) Heel dressing 17cm 6 21cm= £4.78,

dressing 10cm 6 10cm square= £1.09, 10cm 6 20cm

rectangular= £3.37, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm square= £1.60, 15cm 6

15cm square= £2.12, 20cm 6 20cm square= £3.78, 5cm 6 5cm

square= £0.65, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm square= £0.79

Advazorb Lite

Advazorb Lite dressing (Advancis Medical) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£0.98, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £3.04, 12.5cm 6 12.5cm

square= £1.44, 15cm 6 15cm square= £1.90, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £3.40, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm square= £0.71

Allevyn Non-Adhesive

Allevyn dressing (non-adhesive) (Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd)

10.5cm 6 13.5cm heel (cup shaped)= £5.24, 10cm 6 10cm

square= £2.56, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £4.12, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £6.88, 5cm 6 5cm square= £1.29

Askina Foam

Askina (B.Braun Medical Ltd) Foam Cavity dressing 2.4cm 6 40cm=

£2.51, Foam dressing 10cm 6 10cm square= £2.25, 10cm 6

20cm rectangular= £3.55, 20cm 6 20cm square= £5.93, Heel

dressing 12cm 6 20cm= £4.80

Biatain -Ibu Non-Adhesive

Biatain-Ibu Non-Adhesive dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 12cm

rectangular= £3.40, 10cm 6 22.5cm rectangular= £5.34, 15cm 6

15cm square= £5.34, 20cm 6 20cm square= £9.09, 5cm 6 7cm

rectangular= £1.76

Biatain -Ibu Soft-Hold

Biatain-Ibu Soft-Hold dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 12cm

rectangular= £3.40, 10cm 6 22.5cm rectangular= £5.34, 15cm 6

15cm square= £5.34

Biatain Non-Adhesive

Biatain Non-Adhesive dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £2.44, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £4.03, 15cm 6 15cm

square= £4.50, 20cm 6 20cm square= £6.68, 5cm 6 7cm

rectangular= £1.34

Biatain Soft-Hold

Biatain Soft-Hold dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm square=

£2.65, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £4.03, 15cm 6 15cm square=

£4.41, 5cm 6 7cm rectangular= £1.34

Kendall Plus

Kendall Foam Plus dressing (H & R Healthcare Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.47, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £2.69, 15cm 6 15cm

square= £3.38, 20cm 6 20cm square= £4.04, 5cm 6 5cm square=

£0.82, 7.5cm 6 7.5cm square= £1.42, 8.5cm 6 7.5cm rectangular

(fenestrated)= £1.24

Kerraheel

Kerraheel (Crawford Healthcare Ltd) dressing 12cm 6 20cm heel=

£4.72

Lyofoam Max

Lyofoam Max dressing (Molnlycke Health Care Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.15, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £2.03, 15cm 6 15cm

square= £2.16, 15cm 6 20cm rectangular= £2.73, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £4.01, 7.5cm 6 8.5cm rectangular= £1.10

PermaFoam

PermaFoam (Paul Hartmann Ltd) Cavity dressing 10cm 6 10cm=

£2.06, dressing (non-adhesive) 10cm 6 10cm square= £2.17,

10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £3.72, 15cm 6 15cm square= £4.12,

20cm 6 20cm square= £6.29, 6cm diameter circular= £1.12, 8cm

6 8cm square (fenestrated)= £1.28

PolyMem

PolyMem dressing (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) 7cm 6 7cm tube=

£1.73, 9cm 6 9cm tube= £2.19, finger/toe size 1= £2.52, 2=

£2.52, 3= £2.52

PolyMem

PolyMem dressing (non-adhesive) (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) 10cm 6

10cm square= £2.49, 10cm 6 61cm rectangular= £13.20, 13cm 6

13cm square= £4.15, 17cm 6 19cm rectangular= £6.13, 20cm 6

60cm rectangular= £31.13, 8cm 6 8cm square= £1.60

PolyMem Max

PolyMem Max dressing (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) 11cm 6 11cm

square= £2.99, 20cm 6 20cm square= £11.77

PolyMem WIC

PolyMem (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) WIC dressing 8cm 6 8cm=

£3.72

Tegaderm Foam

Tegaderm Foam dressing (3M Health Care Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £2.20, 10cm 6 20cm rectangular= £3.74, 10cm 6 60cm

rectangular= £12.64, 20cm 6 20cm square= £5.97, 8.8cm 6

8.8cm square (fenestrated)= £2.25

Transorbent

Transorbent dressing (adhesive) (B.Braun Medical Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm

square= £2.02, 15cm 6 15cm square= £3.71, 20cm 6 20cm

square= £5.92, 5cm 6 7cm rectangular= £1.07

UrgoCell TLC

UrgoTul Absorb dressing (Urgo Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £2.38, 15cm 6

20cm= £4.20, 6cm 6 6cm= £1.21, 12cm 6 19cm heel= £4.80

Alginate dressings

Non-woven or fibrous, non-occlusive, alginate dressings,

made from calcium alginate, or calcium sodium alginate,

derived from brown seaweed, form a soft gel in contact with

wound exudate. Alginate dressings are highly absorbent and

suitable for use on exuding wounds, and for the promotion

of autolytic debridement of debris in very moist wounds.

Alginate dressings also act as a haemostatic, but caution is

needed because blood clots can cause the dressing to adhere

to the wound surface. Alginate dressings should not be used

if bleeding is heavy and extreme caution is needed if used for

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tumours with friable tissue. Alginate sheets are suitable for

use as a wound contact dressing for moderately to heavily

exuding wounds and can be layered into deep wounds;

alginate rope can be used in sinus and cavity wounds to

improve absorption of exudate and prevent maceration. If

the dressing does not have an adhesive border or integral

adhesive plastic film backing, a secondary dressing will be

required.

ActivHeal Alginate

Calcium sodium alginate dressing

ActivHeal Alginate dressing (Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd) 10cm 6

10cm= £1.15, 10cm 6 20cm= £2.83, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.59

ActivHeal Aquafiber

Non-woven, calcium sodium alginate dressing

ActivHeal Aquafiber (Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd) Rope dressing

2cm 6 42cm= £1.81, dressing 10cm 6 10cm= £1.48, 15cm 6

15cm= £2.79, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.62

Algisite M

Calcium alginate fibre, non-woven dressing

Algisite M (Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd) Rope dressing 2cm 6

30cm= £3.56, dressing 10cm 6 10cm= £1.96, 15cm 6 20cm=

£5.27, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.95

Algosteril

Calcium alginate dressing

Algosteril (Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd) Rope dressing 2g= £3.89,

dressing 10cm 6 10cm= £2.15, 10cm 6 20cm= £3.64, 5cm 6

5cm= £0.94

Biatain Alginate

Alginate and carboxymethylcellulose dressing, highly

absorbent, gelling dressing

Biatain Alginate dressing (Coloplast Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £2.37,

15cm 6 15cm= £4.50, 44cm= £2.79, 5cm 6 5cm= £1.00

Cutimed Alginate

Calcium sodium alginate dressing

Cutimed Alginate dressing (BSN medical Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £1.61,

10cm 6 20cm= £3.02, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.77

Kaltostat

Calcium alginate fibre, non-woven

Kaltostat dressing (ConvaTec Ltd) 10cm 6 20cm= £4.19, 15cm 6

25cm= £7.20, 2g= £3.93, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.98, 7.5cm 6 12cm=

£2.13

Kendall

Calcium alginate dressing

Kendall Calcium Alginate (H & R Healthcare Ltd) Rope dressing

30cm= £2.89, 61cm= £5.07, 91cm= £5.46, dressing 10cm 6

10cm= £1.52, 10cm 6 14cm= £2.45, 10cm 6 20cm= £2.98, 15cm

6 25cm= £5.25, 30cm 6 61cm= £27.56, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.72

Kendall Plus

Calcium alginate dressing

Kendall (H & R Healthcare Ltd) Foam Plus dressing 10cm 6 10cm

square= £1.47

Melgisorb

Calcium sodium alginate fibre, highly absorbent, gelling

dressing, non-woven

Melgisorb (Molnlycke Health Care Ltd) Cavity dressing 2.2cm 6

32cm= £3.55, dressing 10cm 6 10cm= £1.88, 10cm 6 20cm=

£3.52, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.90

Sorbalgon

Calcium alginate dressing

Sorbalgon (Paul Hartmann Ltd) T dressing 2g= £3.56, dressing 10cm

6 10cm= £1.74, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.83

Sorbsan Flat

Calcium alginate fibre, highly absorbent, flat non-woven

pads

Sorbsan Flat dressing (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm=

£1.72, 10cm 6 20cm= £3.22, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.82

Sorbsan Plus

Alginate dressing bonded to a secondary absorbent viscose

pad

Sorbsan Plus dressing (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) 10cm 6 15cm=

£3.12, 10cm 6 20cm= £3.98, 15cm 6 20cm= £5.53, 7.5cm 6

10cm= £1.77

Sorbsan Ribbon

Alginate dressing bonded to a secondary absorbent viscose

pad

Sorbsan (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) Ribbon dressing 40cm= £2.06

Sorbsan Surgical Packing

Alginate dressing bonded to a secondary absorbent viscose

pad

Sorbsan (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) Packing dressing 2g= £3.50

Suprasorb A

Calcium alginate dressing

Suprasorb A (Lohmann & Rauscher) alginate dressing 10cm 6

10cm= £1.26, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.64, cavity dressing 2g= £2.34

Tegaderm Alginate

Calcium alginate dressing

Tegaderm Alginate dressing (3M Health Care Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm=

£1.73, 2cm 6 30.4cm= £2.89, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.82

Urgosorb

Alginate and carboxymethylcellulose dressing without

adhesive border

Urgosorb (Urgo Ltd) Pad dressing 10cm 6 10cm= £2.17, 10cm 6

20cm= £3.97, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.90, Rope dressing 30cm= £2.84

Capillary-acting dressings

Vacutex

Low-adherent dressing consisting of two external polyester

wound contact layers with central wicking polyester/cotton

mix absorbent layer

Vacutex dressing (Haddenham Healthcare Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £1.70,

10cm 6 15cm= £2.29, 10cm 6 20cm= £2.75, 5cm 6 5cm= £0.96

Odour absorbent dressings

Dressings containing activated charcoal are used to absorb

odour from wounds. The underlying cause of wound odour

should be identified. Wound odour is most effectively

reduced by debridement of slough, reduction in bacterial

levels, and frequent dressing changes. Fungating wounds

and chronic infected wounds produce high volumes of

exudate which can reduce the effectiveness of odour

absorbent dressings. Many odour absorbent dressings are

intended for use in combination with other dressings; odour

absorbent dressings with a suitable wound contact layer can

be used as a primary dressing.

Askina Carbosorb

Activated charcoal and non-woven viscose rayon dressing

Askina Carbosorb dressing (B.Braun Medical Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm=

£2.97, 10cm 6 20cm= £5.73

CarboFLEX

Dressing in 5 layers: wound-facing absorbent layer

containing alginate and hydrocolloid; water-resistant second

layer; third layer containing activated charcoal; non-woven

absorbent fourth layer; water-resistant backing layer

CarboFlex dressing (ConvaTec Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £3.30, 15cm 6

20cm= £7.50, 8cm 6 15cm oval= £3.96

Carbopad VC

Activated charcoal non-absorbent dressing

Carbopad VC dressing (Synergy Health (UK) Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm=

£1.62, 10cm 6 20cm= £2.19

CliniSorb Odour Control Dressings

Activated charcoal cloth enclosed in viscose rayon with outer

polyamide coating

CliniSorb dressing (CliniMed Ltd) 10cm 6 10cm= £1.94, 10cm 6

20cm= £2.58, 15cm 6 25cm= £4.15

Antimicrobial dressings

Spreading infection at the wound site requires treatment

with systemic antibacterials. For local wound infection, a

topical antimicrobial dressing can be used to reduce the level

of bacteria at the wound surface but will not eliminate a

spreading infection. Some dressings are designed to release

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the antimicrobial into the wound, others act upon the

bacteria after absorption from the wound. The amount of

exudate present and the level of infection should be taken

into account when selecting an antimicrobial dressing.

Medical grade honey has antimicrobial and antiinflammatory properties. Dressings impregnated with iodine

can be used to treat clinically infected wounds. Dressings

containing silver should be used only when clinical signs or

symptoms of infection are present. Dressings containing

other antimicrobials such as polihexanide

(polyhexamethylene biguanide) or dialkylcarbamoyl chloride

are available for use on infected wounds. Although

hypersensitivity is unlikely with chlorhexidine impregnated

tulle dressing, the antibacterial efficacy of these dressings

has not been established.

Honey dressings

Medical grade honey has antimicrobial and antiinflammatory properties and can be used for acute or chronic

wounds. Medical grade honey has osmotic properties,

producing an environment that promotes autolytic

debridement; it can help control wound malodour. Honey

dressings should not be used on patients with extreme

sensitivity to honey, bee stings or bee products. Patients

with diabetes should be monitored for changes in bloodglucose concentrations during treatment with topical honey

or honey-impregnated dressings.

For Activon Tulle ®, where no size is stated by the prescriber

the 5 cm size is to be supplied.

Medihoney® Antimicrobial Wound Gel is not recommended for

use in deep wounds or body cavities where removal of waxes

may be difficult.

Honey-based topical application

Activon Honey

Medical grade manuka honey

Activon (Advancis Medical) Medical Grade Manuka Honey

dressing= £2.77

L-Mesitran SOFT ointment dressing

Honey (medical grade) 40%

L-Mesitran (Aspen Medical Europe Ltd) SOFT ointment dressing=

£3.62

MANUKApli Honey

Medical grade manuka honey

MANUKApli (Manuka Medical Ltd) dressing= £5.90

Medihoney Antibacterial Medical Honey

Medical grade, Leptospermum sp.

Medihoney (Derma Sciences Europe, Ltd) Antibacterial Medical

Honey dressing= £9.97

Medihoney Antibacterial Wound Gel

Medical grade, Leptospermum sp. 80% in natural waxes and

oils