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- Not Specified
NHSE commissioned services only. No Surrey Heartlands Trusts are commissioned to provide this.
- Powder
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Sachets (powder)
- Oral suspension
- Injection
- Oral suspension
- Intravenous infusion
- Intravenous infusion
- Not Specified
- Capsules
No local trust is a NHSE commissioned specialist cardiac centre
- Suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules (slow release)
- Tablets
1st month supply from specialist team before request for primary care prescribing
- Tablets
1st month supply from specialist team before request for primary care prescribing
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
Off-label use. Hot flushes caused by long-term androgen suppression in men with prostate cancer
1st month supply from specialist team before request for primary care prescribing
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
Off-label use. On recommendation of palliative care team.
- Tablets
1st month supply from specialist team before request for primary care prescribing
- Not Specified
- Modified release tablets
DO NOT PRESCRIBE FOR UNDER 55 years (without neurodevelopmental disorders)
Melatonin 2mg MR tablets are the recommended preferred 1st line product
Prescribe generically. Circadin is NON-FORMULARY
- Immediate release tablets
DO NOT PRESCRIBE FOR UNDER 55 years (without neurodevelopmental disorders)
If immediate onset of action is required or crushed to aid swallowing
- Oral solution
DO NOT PRESCRIBE FOR UNDER 55 years (without neurodevelopmental disorders)
Reserved ONLY if feeding tube in situ, or significant swallowing difficulties, and the use of the whole or crushed tablets are unsuitable
- Not Specified
DO NOT PRESCRIBE FOR UNDER 55 years (without neurodevelopmental disorders)
All formulations of melatonin for adults under 55 without neurodevelopmental disorders were agreed by APC as NON-FORMULARY
- Capsules
DO NOT PRESCRIBE FOR UNDER 55 years (without neurodevelopmental disorders)
Not a cost effective option
- Not Specified
- Modified release tablets
Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder. (RBD)
On specialist recommendation
Melatonin 2mg MR tablets are the recommended preferred 1st line product
Prescribe generically. Circadin is NON-FORMULARY
- Immediate release tablets
Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder. (RBD)
If immediate onset of action is required or crushed to aid swallowing
On specialist recommendation
- Oral solution
Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder. (RBD)
Reserved ONLY if feeding tube in situ, or significant swallowing difficulties, and the use of the whole or crushed tablets are unsuitable
On specialist recommendation
- Capsules
Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder. (RBD)
- Not Specified
This entry has not yet been reviewed for inclusion on the joint formulary. However, this information has been published due to the ongoing requirement for prescribers to access the shared care agreement and other resources that were in place prior to the launch of the joint formulary.
Please refer to the list of agreed formulations and former traffic light status available on the PAD page (accessed by clicking the drug name).
- Not Specified
This entry has not yet been reviewed for inclusion on the joint formulary. However, this information has been published due to the ongoing requirement for prescribers to access the shared care agreement and other resources that were in place prior to the launch of the joint formulary.
Please refer to the list of agreed formulations and former traffic light status available on the PAD page (accessed by clicking the drug name).
- Not Specified
- Injection
- Injection
- Not Specified
- Intramuscular injection (IM)
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Lozenges
- Lozenges
- Injection
- Gastro-resistant tablets
- Suppositories
- Modified release tablets
- Granules (slow release)
- Modified release tablets
- Enema
- Foam enema
- Gastro-resistant tablets
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Tablets
- Intravenous infusion
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Modified release tablets
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Powder
- Tablets
Not a cost-effective option. Prescribe as separate components.
- Tablets
- Tablets
Sitagliptin is the preferred DPP4. Reserve combination products for patients in whom separate components are less appropriate. Existing patients would not be expected to change therapy unless appropriate to do so.
- Tablets
- Not Specified
Option for non-scarring alopecia
- Injection
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Intramuscular injection (IM)
- Injection
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Inhalation
Acute, trauma pain.
RSFT - for
- use during removal of brachytherapy
- transperineal prostate biopsies
- pain management during diagnostic / therapeutic procedures
- pain management by the acute pain team for adult non-obstetric patients
- Spray
- Tablets
- Injection
- Modified release tablets
- Immediate release tablets
- Modified release capsules
- Modified release tablets
Prescribe by brand. Xaggitin XL, Xenidate XL, Affenid XL and Delomsart are the locally agreed brands.
This entry has not yet been reviewed for inclusion on the joint formulary. However, this information has been published due to the ongoing requirement for prescribers to access the shared care agreement and other resources that were in place prior to the launch of the joint formulary.
Please refer to the list of agreed formulations and former traffic light status available on the PAD page (accessed by clicking the drug name).
- Immediate release tablets
Prescribe immediate release tablets generically.
This entry has not yet been reviewed for inclusion on the joint formulary. However, this information has been published due to the ongoing requirement for prescribers to access the shared care agreement and other resources that were in place prior to the launch of the joint formulary.
Please refer to the list of agreed formulations and former traffic light status available on the PAD page (accessed by clicking the drug name).
- Tablets
RSFT only
- Tablets
- Intramuscular injection (IM)
Methylprednisolone acetate (Depo-Medrone)
- Intravenous infusion
- Intravenous injection (IV)
Methylprednisolone sodium succinate (Solu-Medrone)
- Intravenous infusion
- Tablets
- Intra-articular injection
- Intratympanic injection
- Intra-ocular injection
- Intra-articular injection
- Intravenous injection (IV)
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Injection
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Subcutaneous infusion
- Injection
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Injection
- Tablets
- Oral solution
- Tablets
- Infusion
- Suppositories
- Vaginal gel
- Tablets
- Capsules
Under specialist supervision in hospital.
- Capsules
- Capsules
Cardiology specialists only.
Namuscla brand is non-preferred for this indication
- Capsules
- Oromucosal gel
- Oromucosal solution
- Subcutaneous infusion
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Oral solution
- Oral solution
- Pre-filled oral syringe
- Liquid
- Pre-filled oral syringe
- Liquid
- Tablets
- Not Specified
- Tablets
- Injection
- Injection
- Injection
Off-label use. For ITU administration via nebuliser system.
- Not Specified
- Modified release tablets
- Tablets
- Not Specified
- Intravenous infusion
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Vaginal tablets
- Eye drops (preservative free)
- Subconjunctival injection
- Not Specified
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Not Specified
Primary care and outpatient prescribing of antivirals for COVID 19 treatment is through the CMDU service
- Not Specified
Primary care and outpatient prescribing of antivirals for COVID 19 treatment is through the CMDU service
- Nasal spray
Recommended 1st line treatment option
- Nasal spray
- Inhaler (dry powder)
Specialist recommendation only. Used in severe asthma.
Only triple therapy DPI licensed for asthma.
Prescribe by BRAND
- Nasal spray
- Chewable tablets
- Sachets (granules)
- Tablets
- Oral drops
- Immediate release tablets
- Oral solution
- Oro-dispersible
- Modified release capsules
- Modified release tablets
Prescribe modified-release preparations by brand - refer to local guidelines for preferred brands. Zomorph capsules (12-hourly) can be opened for administration in patients unable to swallow the capsules.
- Immediate release tablets
- Oral solution
- Oro-dispersible
- Capsules (slow release)
- Granules (slow release)
- Tablets (slow release)
- Injection
- Solution for infusion
- Suppositories
- Immediate release tablets
- Oral solution
- Oro-dispersible
- Subcutaneous infusion
- Subcutaneous injection (sc)
- Modified release capsules
- Modified release tablets
Prescribe modified-release preparations by brand - refer to local guidelines for preferred brands. Zomorph capsules (12-hourly) can be opened for administration in patients unable to swallow the capsules.
- Mouthwash
- Eye drops
- Tablets
- Tablets
- Nasal ointment
- Nasal ointment
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Gastro-resistant tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Gastro-resistant tablets
- Oral suspension
- Tablets
- Tablets
FOR EXISTING PATIENTS only:
GPs may continue to prescribe 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.
- Not Specified
FOR NEW PATIENTS: RED drug for post-transplant. Funded via NHS England.
GPs should not accept any new request to start prescribing mycophenolic acid post-transplant.