Alimemazine tartrate - Urticaria

The PCN does not recommend Alimemazine for the treatment of Urticaria in children (over the age of 2 years) and adults

Alimemazine will be considered BLACK, for new patients, on the traffic light system

Patients whose treatment with Alimemazine was initiated by the NHS before this recommendation was made, must be reviewed by their prescriber within 6-12 months, but should be able to continue treatment until, the patient and their NHS consultant consider it appropriate to stop.

The PCN does not recommend alimemazine (trimeprazine) for the treatment of pruritis in eczema.

Alimemazine (trimeprazine) will be considered BLACK on the traffic light system for new patients

Patients whose treatment with alimemazine was initiated by the NHS before this recommendation was made, must be reviewed by their NHS consultant within 12 months but, should be able to continue treatment until the patient and their NHS consultant consider it appropriate to stop.