Medicines Formulary

Reports

Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Tryptophan tablets		Specialist initiation only
Tuberculin PPD injection		Restricted
Ulipristal 30mg		If copper IUD is not preferred/appropriate Ulipristal 30mg (EllaOne®) - (72-120hrs)
Ultibro breezhaler		Indacaterol maleate and glycopyrronium bromidfe. To be used in line with COPD guidance
Umeclidinium bromide (Incruse Ellipta®)		To be used in line with COPD guidance
Urokinase injection		Hospital use only
Ustekinumab	TA180 - Ustekinumab for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe psoriasis	Hospital use only
Vacuum pumps		Green - if in line with SLS criteria
Vacuum pumps		Red - if not in line with the SLS criteria
Valproic acid as semisodium valproate tablets		Specialist initiation only

First page
Previous page
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
Next page
Last page

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.