Open consultation – Oral nutritional supplements: ACBS policy
Your views are needed on changes being proposed to the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) policy about oral nutritional supplements listed in part XV of the Drug Tariff.
The proposed changes cover:
- The standardising of pack sizes to 125 ml and 200 ml
- The listing of no more than one volume of each product
- The recommending of 1 kcal/ml ONS for certain clinical conditions only
- Criteria for oral nutritional supplements prescribed for use once per day
- The use of ‘complete’ and ‘fibre’ in brand names and when describing products
Don’t miss the chance to have your say…
The consultation closes at on 27 June 2021. Visit: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/oral-nutritional-supplements-acbs-policy
