This page contains guidance issued by the GMMMG High Cost Drugs Subgroup. If you are an NHS healthcare professional working within the GM region and wish to submit information for consideration by the group please contact the professional secretary of the group via email

Document Title Issue Date Review Date Status
Tariff-excluded drugs and devices
Enabled Blueteq List 20210911 Sep 2021
Free of charge (FOC) medicines schemes 20200111 Jan 2020 20220111 Jan 2022
Position statement: Funding of high cost drugs when patients transition from children or adolescent services to adult services 20171011 Oct 2017 To be reviewed if national or GMMMG guidance changes
Sequential use of high cost drugs statement 20220611 Jun 2022
Commissioning framework for biologic medicines: defining best value 20180611 Jun 2018 To be reviewed if national or GMMMG guidance changes
High Cost NHS Payment Scheme-excluded Drugs Gainshare Policy 20241011 Oct 2024 To be reviewed if national or GMMMG guidance changes
Position statement for using biologic therapies to treat adult patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) 20171011 Oct 2017 To be reviewed if national or GMMMG guidance changes
Botulinum toxin guidance 20200111 Jan 2020 20220111 Jan 2022
Teriparatide biosimilar uptake recommendation 20191111 Nov 2019 To be reviewed if national or GMMMG guidance changes