Medicines A-to-Z

Medicines A–Z

Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Vacuum pumps		Green - if in line with SLS criteria
Vacuum pumps#red		Red - if not in line with the SLS criteria
Valproic acid as semisodium valproate tablets		Specialist initiation only
Valsartan capsules
Vandetanib
Varenicline (Champix®)	TA123 - Varenicline for smoking cessation
Varicella-zoster immunoglobulin
Varicella-zoster vaccine (Zostavax®, Varilrix®, Varivax®)
Vedolizumab	TA342 - Vedolizumab for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis TA352 - Vedolizumab for treating moderately to severely active Crohn's disease after prior therapy	Hospital only - use in line with NICE Off label use - for the treatment of refractory immunotherapy-related colitis
Velaglucerase alfa injection		NHSE commissioned.