University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Reports

Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Red Dacarbazine injection

For hospital use only

Status: Red Daclizumab concentrate for infusion

For Hospital Use Only. Please see drug safety alert.

Safety alert

Status: Red Dactinomycin injection

For hospital use only

Status: Green Daktacort cream

Mild potency

Status: Red Danaparoid injection

Hospital use only

Status: Amber Danazol capsules

Hereditary angiodema (off label)

Status: Red Danazol capsules

Hereditary angiodema (off-label). Red for patients initiated from August  2020.

Status: Green Danthron

Treatment of constipation in terminally ill patients

Status: Green Dapagliflozin

For treating Type 2 diabetes in line with NICE 

Status: Red Dapagliflozin

Specialist centres only for treating Type 1 diabetes

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

Grey

Positive NICE TA and/or awaiting local clarification on place in therapy. Please contact your medicines optimisation team for more information.

Red

Red

Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by specialists only.

Amber

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

Green

Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by specialists, GPs and other qualified clinicians.

Blue

Blue

Under review at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

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