University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Red Semaglutide (Wegovy®)

The use of semaglutide for this indication is restricted to prescribing in secondary care by a specialist multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service with a commercial agreement in place.

Prescribe by brand (Wegovy®) to avoid patients inadvertently receiving a different product licensed for type 2 diabetes.

The Wegovy® brand of semaglutide is not commercially available yet.

Status: Green Semaglutide solution for injection (Ozempic®)
Status: Green Semaglutide tablets (Rybelsus®) (GLP1s should all be prescribed by brand name)
Status: Green Senna syrup
Status: Green Senna tablets
Status: Green Sertraline tablets
Status: Amber Sevelamer tablets

Specialist recommendation.

Status: Red Sevoflurane
Status: Red Sildenafil injection

Hospital use only. NHS England commissioned.

Status: Red Sildenafil tablets

Hospital use only. NHS England commissioned.

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