Pharmacy teams should be aware that the medical device FreeStyle® Libre2 Sensor (Abbott Laboratories Ltd) will be discontinued in August 2025 and will be removed from Part IX of the Drug Tariff in October 2025.
Any NHS prescriptions for the FreeStyle® Libre 2 Sensor submitted as dispensed from October 2025 onwards will be disallowed and the pharmacy will not be reimbursed.
Patients should be advised to contact the prescriber responsible for their care and request a prescription for the FreeStyle® Libre 2 Plus Sensor. This is compatible with the current Libre 2 reader and LibreLink app, and these will not need to be changed.
Each month, Community Pharmacy England publishes a list of all appliances flagged with a three-month notice of deletion in the Drug Tariff Appliance Watch: Notice of Deletion page.
Pharmacy teams are advised to keep track of appliances which are due to be deleted from the Drug Tariff to manage stock ordering and to run down any excess stock ahead of the planned month of deletion.
Further information regarding referred back and disallowed items can be found here.
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