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InsuJet(TM) Now Registered on NHS Drug Tariff - Covered by Prescription
Reliance Medical Group - UK Distributor, 3PL Partner Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 9,...
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[{"type":"text","content":"InsuJet(TM) Now Registered on NHS Drug Tariff - Covered by PrescriptionReliance Medical Group - UK Distributor, 3PL PartnerToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 9, 2023) - NuGen Medical Devices Inc. (TSXV: NGMD) (the \"Company\" or \"NuGen\") is pleased to announce InsuJet™ is now registered for supply through the NHS Drug Tariff. Reliance Medical Group (\"Reliance Medical\") has been appointed as our 3PL partner and distributor for NuGen in the United Kingdom.Reliance Medical is a leading trade distributor of high-quality surgical dressings, healthcare products, medical equipment and first aid supplies in the United Kingdom. Already an established partner of choice with NHS organizations, private healthcare providers, UK Government organizations and independent wholesalers, Reliance Medical has been successfully appointed as the listed supplier of InsuJet™ for the NHS Prescriptions Services Drug Tariff.\"Reliance Medical are delighted to be working in partnership with NuGen to support the introduction of InsuJet™ into the UK. Together with NuGen, we are proud to make a difference in the lives of diabetic patients.\" - David Lawrence, Director, Reliance Medical Group.Items listed on the NHS Drug Tariff are funded by the UK Government through the Department of Health. Diabetic patients will receive the device free of charge via an NHS Prescription provided through their clinician which includes General Practitioners, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, and Diabetes Specialist Doctors.\"The listing of InsuJet™ on the NHS drug tariff means that 4.3 million people in the UK who live with diabetes1, many of whom are insulin-dependent, can request their practitioner to prescribe InsuJet™,\" commented Nicky Caton COO, NuGen. \"We look forward to working with Reliance Medical to ensure that all interested UK insulin-dependent diabetics can start their needle-free journey with InsuJet™.\"Patients present their prescription at the pharmacy which in turn orders the device from their appointed pharmaceutical wholesaler or directly from Reliance Medical. The pharmaceutical wholesaler purchases the device from Reliance Medical with payment being received 30 - 45 days after the product has been delivered. Reliance Medical will then pay NuGen.For patients who are prescribed InsuJet™ in a hospital sett...