Medicines Formulary

Reports

Status	Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
	Carvedilol tablets		Second line
	Cavilon preparations
	Cerumol ear drops		Contains arachis (peanut) oil
	Cetirizine
	Cetraben® emollient cream
	Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops
	Chloramphenicol 0.5% minims (preserv-free)
	Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
	Chloramphenicol 5% ear drops		Only with positive culture/sensitivity data
	Chlordiazepoxide capsules		Tablets - extremely high relative cost. For alcohol withdrawal.

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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.