University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Medicines A–Z

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Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Red Levobupivacaine
Status: Red Levobupivacaine 0.1% with fentanyl 2mcg epidural
Status: Red Levobupivacaine 0.1% with fentanyl 4mcg/MI epidural
Status: Amber Levofloxacin

Eye drops - high relative cost - second line. Use SDU if using one or two hourly, or if significant OSD/toxicity.

Status: Amber Levofloxacin (SDU)
Status: Green Levomepromazine

Palliative care only

Status: Amber Levomepromazine injection

Consultant initiation only

Status: Amber Levomepromazine tablets (Nozinan®)

Consultant initiation only, ESCA

Status: Green Levonorgestrel

First line - Levonorgestrel 1.5mg (Levonelle) - (0-72 hrs)

Status: Red Levosimendan injection

Hospital use only

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