The Surrey and North West Sussex Area Prescribing Committee recommends pitolisant (Wakix®) monotherapy for the management of narcolepsy with or without cataplexy.
The APC recommend a RED traffic light status for the use of pitolisant monotherapy for this indication.
Combination treatment will not be routinely funded and if combination treatment is considered clinically appropriate, an individual funding request (IFR) will need to be completed by the specialist for consideration of commissioner funding.
Primary care prescribers should ensure that patient medication records include any medicine for which prescribing remains the responsibility of secondary or tertiary care. This will ensure that GP records, which are accessed by other healthcare providers, are a true and accurate reflection of the patient’s medication.
