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- Auto-injector
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Restricted to endocrinology only.
Tablets can be crushed for patients with swallowing difficulties (off-label use)
- Capsules
SASH: Not for use in Sussex patients
- Tablets
Restricted Antimicrobial required GUM specialist Approval.
- Tablets
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Intravenous infusion
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Injection
- Injection
Off label. Acutely decompensated heart failure. RSCH Cardiology only
- Tablets
- Spray
- Irrigation solution
- Eye drops (preservative free)
- Eye drops
- Intravenous infusion
- Effervescent tablets
- Capsules
- Granules
- Oral solution
- Powder
- Tablets
These are either unlicensed or are not considered cost-effective treatment options - see guidelines for recommended products.
- Dispersible tablets
- Suspension
- Tablets
Follow local guidelines on the use of antimicrobials
- Eye ointment
- Infusion
Follow local guidelines on the use of antimicrobials
- Inhaler (dry powder)
Combination with LABA recommended in COPD.
Prescribe by BRAND
- Inhaler (dry powder)
Prescribe by BRAND
- Not Specified
- Oral suspension
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Not Specified
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Not Specified
- Tablets
- Intravenous infusion
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Spray
- Spray
- Spray
- Spray
- Wipes
- Wipes
- Wipes
- Auto-injector
- Injection
- Injection
- Pre-filled syringe
- Inhalation
- Eye drops (preservative free)
- Not Specified
- Intravitreal injection
- Intravitreal injection
- Not Specified
Not assessed for inclusion on the formulary. Contact pharmacy team for advice on making an application.
- Not Specified
- Injection
- Intravenous infusion
ASPH are the only Surrey Heartlands Trust commissioned to provide this.
- Tablets
ONCE WEEKLY tablets
ONCE DAILY tablets
- Oral solution
Reserve for patients with swallowing difficulties.
- Effervescent tablets
Reserve for patients who have tried alendronate and/or risedronate but are unable to swallow tablets (as opposed to patients with swallowing difficulties in whom the oral solution may be appropriate).
- Tablets
- Injection
- Injection
Primary Care prescribing on advice from palliative care specialist team
See separate listings for palliative care and use in anaesthesia.
- Modified release tablets
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Not Specified
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Not Specified
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
Allergovit - RSFT Immunology only.
- Sub-lingual drops
Oralvac Compact drops - RSFT Immunology only
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
Pollinex quattro - RSFT Immunology only
- Sublingual tablets
Lais tablets (grass pollen) - RSFT immunology only
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
osteonecrosis of the jaw, ORN, ONJ
FOR ORAL SURGEONS ONLY: Prevention: along with pentoxifylline 1 week before extraction and continue for 3 months (until good healing had been observed). For treatment to be continued long term until healing is observed.
- Cream
- Intraurethral
- Intracavernosal injection
- Cream
- Intracavernosal injection
- Intraurethral
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Intravenous infusion
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Oral suspension
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
Alutard - RSFT Immunology only
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
Venomil - RSFT Immunology only
- Capsules
- Oral solution
NICE TA168 & 158 do not recommend for use in treatment or prophylaxis of influenza
- Capsules
- Oral solution
- Not Specified
NHSE commissioned services only. No Surrey Heartlands Trusts are commissioned to provide this.
- Not Specified
- Injection
- Inhalation
- Intravitreal injection
- Inhalation
- Inhalation
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Sachets (SUGAR FREE powder)
- Injection
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Not Specified
- Tablets
1st month supply from specialist team before request for primary care prescribing
- Tablets
Specialist initiation and prescribing for at least 1 month before any request is made for primary care prescribing.
- Infusion
- Eye drops
- Sunscreen lotion SPF 50+
- Sunscreen lotion SPF 50+
NHSE commissioned services only. No Surrey Heartlands Trusts are commissioned to provide this.
- Cream
- Ointment
- Suppositories
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Pre-filled syringe
- Subcutaneous infusion
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Not Specified
- Eye drops
- Eye drops (preservative free
- unit dose)
- Not Specified
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Enema
- Intravenous infusion
- Injection
- Injection
- Oral solution
- Oro-dispersible
- Tablets
- Intramuscular injection (IM)
One monthly or two monthly injecton schedule available
- Monthly injection – Deltoid or gluteal muscle
- Injection every 2 months – Gluteal muscle only
- Pastilles
- Oromucosal gel
- Oromucosal spray
- Dispersible tablets
- Suppositories
- Tablets
- Enteric coated tablets
- Not Specified
- Dispersible tablets
- Suppositories
- Tablets
- Enteric coated tablets
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Not Specified
- Not Specified
- Not Specified
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Intravenous infusion
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Infusion
- Injection
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Eye drops
- Sub-lingual drops
- Eye drops (unit dose)
- Sub-lingual drops
- Eye drops
- Eye drops (preservative free
- unit dose)
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Eye drops (preservative free
- unit dose)
- Eye drops
- Eye drops
- Eye drops (preservative free
- unit dose)
- Not Specified
- Not Specified
- Not Specified
- Tablets
Haematology use only - treating primary chronic immune thrombocytopenia as per NICE TA853.
- Not Specified
Hepatology use only - treating thrombocytopenia in people with chronic liver disease needing a planned invasive procedure as per NICE TA626
- Intracavernosal injection
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Suspension
- Tablets
For EXISTING patients only - GPs may continue prescribing for existing post-transplant patients only. NHS England are looking to repatriate these patients in the future. GPs must not accept requests to prescribe for new patients.
- Suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Eye drops
- Nasal spray
Recommended as an alternative where an intranasal antihistamine is indicated
- Not Specified
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Injection
- Not Specified