Medicines Formulary

Reports

Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Spacer device		Able Spacer® - For use with all pressurised (aerosol) inhalers AeroChamber® Plus - For use with all pressurised (aerosol) inhalers Volumatic® - For use with Clenil Modulite®, Flixotide®, Seretide®, Serevent®, and Ventolin® inhalers
Steripods
Sudocrem cream
Sumatriptan 6mg/0.5ml syringe (plus auto-injector)
Sumatriptan nasal spray
Sumatriptan tablets
Sunscreen SPF 50 milk (Sunsense Ultra)
Tadalafil 10mg	TA273 - Tadalafil for the treatment of symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (terminated appraisal)	High relative cost. In line with SLS criteria. Four tab per month - on demand. Non-formulary for LUTS in BPS.
Temazepam SF solution
Temazepam tablets		Tablets - extremely high relative cost.

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Drug status key

Formulary drugs are allocated a traffic light status. This provides guidance on where clinical and prescribing responsibilities lie in regard to the initiation and maintenance of prescribing.

Grey

Positive NICE TA and/or awaiting local clarification on place in therapy. Please contact your medicines optimisation team for more information.

Red

Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by specialists only.

Amber

Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by specialists and transfer to primary care prescribing when appropriate, or in primary care following a specialists recommendation. Prior to initiation some medicines may require committee agreement or a framework to support safe transfer and maintenance.

Green

Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by specialists, GPs and other qualified clinicians.

Blue

Under review at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.