Primary care rebate schemes
Primary care rebate schemes are contractual arrangements offered by pharmaceutical companies, sometimes via third party companies, which offer retrospective financial rebates to Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (GMICB) based on primary care prescribing expenditure for particular branded medicine(s). The availability of a scheme does not influence the inclusion of specific medicines in care pathways or the GMMMG formulary.
All rebate applications are assessed against the GMMMG Ethical Framework for Primary Care Rebate schemes, which can be found at the bottom of this page along with the application form.
Please direct any enquiries regarding primary care rebate schemes to gmicb-old.industrymedsvalue@nhs.net.
The primary care rebate schemes to which GMICB has signed up are as follows:
| Company | Product | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott | FreeStyle Libre 2+ | 01/07/2025 | 30/06/2027 |
| Chiesi Ltd | Fostair NEXTHaler dpi | 01/10/2022 | Under review |
| Chiesi Ltd | Fostair pMDI | 01/04/2024 | 31/03/2027 |
| Chiesi Ltd | Clenil | 01/07/2025 | 30/06/2027 |
| Ethypharm | Espranor | 01/07/2022 | Ongoing until termination |
| Ethypharm | Pipexus | 01/07/2022 | Ongoing until termination |
| Ethypharm | Xaggitin | 01/07/2022 | Ongoing until termination |
| Flynn Pharma Ltd | Slenyto | 01/04/2024 | 31/03/2027 |
| Lupin | Luforbec pMDI | 01/09/2025 | 31/08/2027 |
| Luye Pharma | Fencino | 01/07/2022 | Ongoing until termination |
| Merck Serono Ltd | Glucophage SR | 01/07/2022 | Ongoing until termination |
| Takeda Ltd | Prostap | 01/07/2022 | Under review |
| Théa Pharmaceuticals Limited | Monopost Eye Drops | 01/09/2026 | 31/08/2028 |
| Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd | Sirdupla | 01/07/2022 | 31/03/2027 |
Expired rebate schemes
| Company | Product | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoz Ltd | AirFluSal Forspiro | 01/07/2022 | 30/03/2023 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Firmagon | Discontinued nationally | Discontinued nationally |
| Document Title | Issue Date | Review Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethical Framework for Primary Care Rebate Applications | Jun 2024 | Apr 2027 | Version 10 |
| Primary Care Rebate Scheme Application form | Sep 2022 | Version 5.1 |