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.
Vaccines not available on the NHS: japanese encephalitis vaccine, rabies vaccine, tick-born encephalitis vaccine, yellow fever vaccine (live) - available in approved yellow fever vaccination centre only.
Products will be prescribed and used in accordance with the guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care handbook "Immunisation against infectious disease":
Immunisation against infectious disease (the "green book")