Chapters
| Status | Drug name | NICE TAs | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Albumin human solution | ||
| Albumin solution | ||
| Avalglucosidase | ||
| Calcium resonium powder | ||
| Gelatin (Gelaspan) | ||
| Gelatin (Geoplasma) | ||
| Gelofusine infusion | ||
| Glucose infusion | ||
| Isoplex infusion | For use in liver theatres only. | |
| Octaplas® | Alternative to Factor XI when it is unavailable | |
 | Oral rehdyration salts | ||
 | Patiromer (Veltassa®) | In emergency care for acute life-threatening hyperkalaemia alongside standard care | |
| Patiromer (Veltassa®) | ||
 | Polystyrene sulphonate resins (Resonium A) | ||
| Potassium chloride and glucose intravenous infusion | ||
| Potassium chloride and sodium chloride intravenous infusion | ||
| Potassium chloride infusion | ||
| Potassium chloride M/R tablets | ||
| Potassium chloride SF syrup | SF syrup (Kay-Cee-L) specialist recommendation. | |
| Potassium chloride, sodium chloride and glucose intravenous infusion | ||
| Raviciti (Glycerol phenylbutyrate liquid) | ||
| Ringer's solution for injection | ||
| Sando-K effervescent tablets | ||
| Sodium bicarbonate capsules | Specialist recommendations. | |
| Sodium bicarbonate infusion | ||
| Sodium chloride 1mmol/l oral solution | ||
| Sodium chloride 5mmol solution | ||
| Sodium chloride infusion | ||
| Sodium chloride M/R tablets | ||
| Sodium chloride/glucose infusion | ||
| Sodium lactate compound infusion | ||
| Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma®) | ||
| Water for injections |
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.
