University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Medicines A–Z

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Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Amber Selegiline lyophisilate

For patients with swallowing difficulties only

Status: Amber Selenium capsules
Status: Red Selenium injection
Status: Amber Selenium tablets
Status: Red Selpercatinib (Retsevmo®)
Status: Green Selsun® shampoo application
Status: Red Semaglutide (Wegovy®)

The use of semaglutide for this indication is restricted to prescribing in secondary care by a specialist multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service with a commercial agreement in place.

Prescribe by brand (Wegovy®) to avoid patients inadvertently receiving a different product licensed for type 2 diabetes.

The Wegovy® brand of semaglutide is not commercially available yet.

Status: Green Semaglutide solution for injection (Ozempic®)
Status: Green Semaglutide tablets (Rybelsus®) (GLP1s should all be prescribed by brand name)
Status: Green Senna syrup
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