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# PHE - Corporate - Prescribed Medicines Review

[Public Health England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/public-health-england)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

19 Sept 2018

Deadline

Closed

2 Oct 2018

## Who can bid

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## About this tender

PHE is conducting a review of the evidence on prescribed drugs that may cause dependence, and the short term discontinuation or longer term withdrawal symptoms,

associated with prescribed medicines.

Additional information:

PHE is seeking an organisation with control of existing datasets that include information on the volume of prescribed medicines in the UK, and able to supply data on the volume (by unit) for each of the drugs included in the review that were:

- issued within care homes in England; or
- dispensed on private prescriptions from retail pharmacies.

The data would be required by country within the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) for the period March 2013 until April 2018 provided in monthly, quarterly and annual illustrations delivered as a single data extract by 30th November 2018.

### Costs

The overall contract value will be a maximum of Â£12,200 (excluding VAT).

A detailed breakdown of costs is required, which will need to demonstrate value for money.

### How to apply

Email details of the raw data you are able to provide and quote with breakdown of costs to 

Drug class (for this analysis) BNF chapter Drugs included

### Opioids

4.7.2 Buprenorphine

### Codeine\*

Dextromoramide

### Diamorphine

### Dihydrocodeine\*\*

Dipipanone (including with cyclizine)

### Fentanyl

Hydromorphone

Meptazinol

### Methadone

Morphine (including with cyclizine)

Oxycodone (including with naloxone)

Papaveretum

Pentazocine

Pentazocine

### Pethidine

### Tapentadol

### Tramadol (including with paracetamol)

4.7.1 Codeine with paracetamol = co-codamol\*

Dihydrocodeine with paracetamol = co-dydramol\*\*

### Z-drugs

4.1.1 Zaleplon

Zopiclone

### Zolpidem

### Benzodiazepines

4.1.1 (insomnia)

Flurazepam

### Loprazolam

Lormetazepam

Nitrazepam

### Temazepam

4.1.2 (anxiety)

### Diazepam

Chlordiazepoxide

Lorazepam

### Oxazepam

### Gabapentinoids

4.7.3 Gabapentin

4.8.1 Pregabalin

### Antidepressants

4.3.1 (Tricyclics)

Amitriptyline (including with perphenazine)

### Amoxapine

Clomipramine

Dosulepin

### Doxepin

### Imipramine

Lofepramine

Maprotiline

### Mianserin

Nortriptyline

Protriptyline

### Trazodone

### Trimipramine

4.3.2 (MAOIs) Isocarboxazid

Moclobemide

### Phenelzine

### Tranylcypromine

4.3.3 (SSRIs) Citalopram

Escitalopram

### Fluoxetine

Fluvoxamine

Paroxetine

### Sertraline

4.3.4 (Other antidepressants)

Agomelatine

### Duloxetine

Flupentixol

Mirtazapine

Nefazodone

Oxitriptan

Reboxetine

### Tryptophan

### Venlafaxine

Vortioxetine

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## CPV classification

Administrative healthcare services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/89051353-844f-4466-9f85-f44527571494)

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