FreeStyle® Libre 3 Sensor (Abbott Laboratories Ltd) has been discontinued and will be
deleted from Part IX of the Drug Tariff from April 2026.
Any NHS prescriptions for the FreeStyle® Libre 3 Sensor dispensed from 1st April 2026, will
be disallowed by the NHS Business Services Authority.
Patients currently using the FreeStyle® Libre 3 Sensor should be advised to contact their prescriber
to request a new prescription for the alternative.
Each month, Community Pharmacy England publishes a list of all appliances flagged with a
3 month notice of deletion in the Drug Tariff Appliance Watch: Notice of Deletion page.
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.
