Medicines Formulary

Medicines A–Z

A

Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Amitriptyline		Anti-migraine
Amlodipine tablets
Amorolfine 5% nail lacquer
Amoxicillin nebulised		Hospital only
Amphotericin (Fungizone)		Hospital only
Amphotericin + Flucytosine in KY jelly
Anagrelide capsules
Anakinra (Kineret®)	TA685 - Anakinra for treating Still’s disease
Anastrozole tablets	TA112 - Hormonal therapies for the adjuvant treatment of early oestrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer
Andexanet alfa (Ondexxya®)	TA697 - Andexanet alfa for reversing anticoagulation from apixaban or rivaroxaban

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.