Chapters
| Status | Drug name | NICE TAs | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Abidec drops (25ml) | Contains arachis (peanut) oil. | |
| Adcal-D3 tablets | ||
 | Alfacalcidol (One-Alpha) | ||
 | Alfacalcidol injection | ||
| Alpha tocopheryl acetate suspension | Specialist recommendation. Alpha tocopheryl acetate capsules (unlicensed). Vitamin E suspension - 500 mg/5mL suspension (licensed). High relative cost. | |
| Ascorbic acid tablets | ||
| Cacit D3 effervescent granules | ||
| Calcitriol | ||
| Calfovit D3 sachets | ||
| Colecalciferol capsules | ||
| Colecalciferol oral solution | ||
| Colecalciferol tablets | ||
| Copper (chelated) capsules | ||
| Ergocalciferol 20,000 units solution | ||
| Ergocalciferol capsules (Osto D2) | ||
| Ergocalciferol injection | ||
| Forceval capsules | Specialist recommendation. Capsules are a licensed medication. | |
| Healthy Start vitamins | Available free of charge from designated centres. | |
| Menadiol sodium phosphate tablets | ||
| Multivitamin supplement (Paravit-cF®) | CF specialist recommendation | |
| Multivitamins | ||
| Nicotinamide tablets | ||
| Pabrinex injection | ||
| Paricalcitol | ||
 | Phytomenadione 1mg capsules | ||
| Phytomenadione injection |
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| Pyridoxine tablets | ||
| Renavit | Dietary management of water-soluble vitamin deficiency in adults with renal failure on dialysis. | |
| Riboflavin | Specialist recommendation - inherited metabolic disease. | |
| Thiamine tablets | ||
| Vitamin A 150,000 units oral drops | ||
| Vitamin and mineral supplements (Ketovite) | Tablets and liquid. | |
| Vitamin B compound strong tablets | Do not use with vitamin B compound tablets. | |
| Vitamins A and D capsules | Specialist recommendation. | |
| Vitamins A, C and D (Dalivit drops) |
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.
