{"entity":{"id":"ostomy-output-management-products","kind":"technology","name":"Stoma output thickeners and deodorants","aka":["Ostomy gelling agent","Solidifying sachet","Ostomy deodorant","Absorbian","Morform","Esenta Diamonds"],"tldr":"Sachets put in the bag that turn watery output into gel, and drops or sprays that cut down on smell, used mostly with an ileostomy.","summary":"Part IXC of the NHS Drug Tariff lists 13 rows of ostomy discharge solidifying agents in November 2026 (for example Absorbian sachets from Charles S Bullen Stomacare, Morform sachets and ConvaTec's Esenta Diamonds) and 46 rows of ostomy deodorants (for example Respond's Neutralise, Day-drop and Coloplast Brava). Gelling agents make high-output bags easier to empty and less likely to leak; they do not reduce how much fluid is lost, which matters for dehydration with a high-output ileostomy and is managed medically.","status":"established","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"NHS Drug Tariff Part IX, November 2026 (NHSBSA, CSV)","url":"https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2026-10/Drug%20Tariff%20Part%20IX%20November%202026.csv"}],"tags":["devices-gaps-2026-11"],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":["supportive-care","devices"],"technologies":["ostomy-appliances","ostomy-skin-care-products","colostomy-irrigation"],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":["convatec","coloplast"],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":["stoma"],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"provenance":{"editedBy":"OnCo device gap fill (openFDA, accessdata.fda.gov, NICE, NHS Drug Tariff Part IX, FDA, maker and society pages)","editedOn":"2026-11-04"},"principle":"Superabsorbent polymers in a sachet absorb liquid output in the bag to form a gel; deodorants neutralise or mask odour compounds in the bag.","strengths":["Fewer leaks and easier emptying with liquid output","More confidence about smell"],"limitations":["Do not treat high output or dehydration","An added cost for each bag"]},"route":"/technologies/ostomy-output-management-products/","neighbours":{"section":[{"id":"devices","kind":"section","name":"Devices & Physical Therapies","route":"/fronts/devices/"},{"id":"supportive-care","kind":"section","name":"Supportive Care & Survivorship","route":"/fronts/supportive-care/"}],"technology":[{"id":"colostomy-irrigation","kind":"technology","name":"Colostomy irrigation systems","route":"/technologies/colostomy-irrigation/"},{"id":"ostomy-appliances","kind":"technology","name":"Stoma bags and baseplates (one-piece, two-piece, convex, urostomy, caps and leak alerts)","route":"/technologies/ostomy-appliances/"},{"id":"ostomy-skin-care-products","kind":"technology","name":"Stoma skin protectors, seals, pastes and adhesive removers","route":"/technologies/ostomy-skin-care-products/"}],"company":[{"id":"coloplast","kind":"company","name":"Coloplast","route":"/companies/coloplast/"},{"id":"convatec","kind":"company","name":"ConvaTec","route":"/companies/convatec/"}],"term":[{"id":"stoma","kind":"term","name":"Stoma (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy)","route":"/terms/stoma/"}]}}