Medicines Formulary

Reports

Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Parecoxib injection
Parenteral nutrition (TPN or PN)		Parenteral Nutrition (TPN or PN). TPN scratch bag. All patients who require parenteral nutrition must be referred to the Parenteral Nutrition Team. For patients who require home care, arrangements for discharge must be made as early as possible. Basic regimes are stocked for emergencies but wherever possible treatment must be tailored to the needs of the patient. These regimens are required to be ordered specially and may take a few days to arrive.
Paricalcitol
Pazopanib tablets	TA215 - Pazopanib for the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma
Pegaspargase injection	TA408 - Pegaspargase for treating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia	For hospital use only
Pegfilgrastim injection		QEHB site only
Peginterferon Alfa-2A (Pegasys)		Myeloproliferative neoplasia (MPN)
Peginterferon Alfa-2B prefilled pen	TA75 - Interferon alfa (pegylated and non-pegylated) and ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C TA106 - Peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of mild chronic hepatitis C TA300 - Peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for treating chronic hepatitis C in children and young people TA200 - Peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C TA96 - Adefovir dipivoxil and peginterferon alfa-2a for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Peginterferon beta-1a	TA624 - Peginterferon beta-1a for treating relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Pemetrexed injection	TA190 - Pemetrexed for the maintenance treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer TA181 - Pemetrexed for the first-line treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer TA135 - Pemetrexed for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma TA309 - Pemetrexed maintenance treatment following induction therapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin for non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer TA124 - Pemetrexed for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer TA557 - Pembrolizumab with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for untreated, metastatic, non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer	For hospital use only. Negative TA (124)

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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.