Identify all patients currently prescribed the high-cost, high-protein oral nutritional supplements (ONS) Fortisip Compact Protein and Fresubin Protein and, where appropriate, switch them to the more cost-effective formulary alternative, Fresubin Pro Compact.
There is a need to optimize the cost-effectiveness of ONS prescribing while maintaining patient care. Switching to Fresubin Compact Pro offers a comparable nutritional profile at a significantly lower cost. This will help the Dorset NHS pound go further, and care for a greater number of patients.
- Identify patients prescribed Fortisip Pro Compact and Fresubin Protein using the provided SystmOne search
- Review patient’s clinical need to continue high-protein ONS in line with pathway for prescribing oral nutritional supplements in Dorset
- Where reviewed and considered clinically appropriate to continue, switch the prescription to Fresubin Compact Pro
- Notify the patients of the product switch using the template text messages and/or letters provided in SystemOne
- SystmOne search: Dorset SystmOne GPs>PQS Finance 25/26>F4 High protein oral nutritional supplement review
- Template patient letter
- Template patient text message:
“NHS Dorset has asked all GP teams to review the prescribing of high-protein oral nutritional supplements Fortisip Compact Protein and Fresubin Protein. Your prescription has been changed to Fresubin Pro Compact. These products are clinically interchangeable and more cost-effective for the NHS. If you would like to discuss this change further, please contact NHS Dorset on customer.careteam@nhsdorset.nhs.uk”
