University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Chapters

Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Red Acetylcysteine tablets

On consultant advice only

Status: Red Amoxicillin nebulised

Hospital only

Status: Red Amphotericin (Fungizone)

Hospital only

Status: Amber Azathioprine

To be administered in conjunction with prednisolone (plain tablets). Supported by ESCA.

Status: Amber Azithromycin tablets

RICaD

Status: Green Carbocisteine
Status: Red Ceftazidime nebulised

Hospital only

Status: Red Cefuroxime nebulised

Hospital only

Status: Amber Colistimethate sodium

Amber: Existing patients (initiated prior to April 2013)
Promixin® - Powder for nebuliser solution
Colomycin® Injection may be used for nebulisation; administer required dose in 2-4 mL of sodium chloride 0.9%, (or water for injections) or a 1:1 mixture of sodium chloride 0.9% and water for injection
Colobreathe® - Dry powder for inhalation, hard capsule (NICE TA276)

Status: Red Colistimethate sodium (Colomycin® inhalation)

Paediatric non-CF patients

Status: Red Colistimethate sodium#3.7

NHS England commissioned for cystic fibrosis only. Red for new patients.

Status: Amber Colomycin nebulised

NHS England Commissioned for Cystic Fibrosis only. Existing patients - initiated prior to April 2013

Status: Red Colomycin nebulised#3.7

NHS England Commissioned for Cystic Fibrosis only, new patients 

Status: Red Dornase alpha nebuliser solution (Pulmozyme)
Status: Amber Dornase alpha nebuliser solution (Pulmozyme)#3.7

NHS England commissioned for cystic fibrosis only

Status: Red Erdosteine (Erdotin)

Hospital only

Status: Red Gentamicin nebulised

Hospital only

Status: Red Mannitol inhalation (Bronchitol®)

Hospital only

Status: Red Meropenem nebulised

Hospital only

Status: Amber Methotrexate

ILD - ESCA

Status: Red N-Acetylcysteine nebulised
Status: Green Nebulised hypertonic sodium chloride (Resp-Ease)

Resp-Ease (Sodium Chloride 7% nebuliser solution) for CF patients

Status: Red Pirfenidone

Hospital only

Status: Red Prednisolone

Plain tablets

Status: Amber Tobramycin nebulised

NHS England Commissioned for Cystic Fibrosis only. Existing patients - initiated prior to April 2013

Status: Red Tobramycin nebulised#3.7

NHS England Commissioned for Cystic Fibrosis only, new patients

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