University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Chapters

Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Red Albumin human solution
Status: Red Albumin solution
Status: Red Avalglucosidase
Status: Red Calcium resonium powder
Status: Red Gelatin (Gelaspan)
Status: Red Gelatin (Geoplasma)
Status: Red Gelofusine infusion
Status: Red Glucose infusion
Status: Red Isoplex infusion

For use in liver theatres only.

Status: Red Octaplas®

Alternative to Factor XI when it is unavailable

Status: Green Oral rehdyration salts
Status: Amber Patiromer (Veltassa®)

In emergency care for acute life-threatening hyperkalaemia alongside standard care

Status: Amber Patiromer (Veltassa®)#Amber

RICaD: Patiromer for treating hyperkalaemia

Status: Blue Polystyrene sulphonate resins (Resonium A)
Status: Red Potassium chloride and glucose intravenous infusion
Status: Red Potassium chloride and sodium chloride intravenous infusion
Status: Red Potassium chloride infusion
Status: Green Potassium chloride M/R tablets
Status: Amber Potassium chloride SF syrup

SF syrup (Kay-Cee-L) specialist recommendation.

Status: Red Potassium chloride, sodium chloride and glucose intravenous infusion
Status: Red Raviciti (Glycerol phenylbutyrate liquid)
Status: Red Ringer's solution for injection
Status: Green Sando-K effervescent tablets
Status: Amber Sodium bicarbonate capsules

Specialist recommendations.

Status: Red Sodium bicarbonate infusion
Status: Amber Sodium chloride 1mmol/l oral solution
Status: Red Sodium chloride 5mmol solution
Status: Red Sodium chloride infusion
Status: Green Sodium chloride M/R tablets
Status: Red Sodium chloride/glucose infusion
Status: Red Sodium lactate compound infusion
Status: Amber Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma®)

Amber specialist initiation with RICaD

Status: Green Water for injections
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