Medicines Formulary

Reports

Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Bromocriptine tablets
Budesonide 1mg orodispersible tablets (Jorveza®)	TA708 - Budesonide orodispersible tablet for inducing remission of eosinophilic oesophagitis
Budesonide 9mg prolonged-release tablets (Cortiment®)
Budesonide MMX (Cortiment®)
Bupivacaine
Bupivacaine epidural
Bupivacaine with adrenaline
Bupivacaine with fentanyl
Buprenorphine S/L tablets		Specialist initiation only
Bupropion		Specialist initiation only (off label use)

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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.