Medicines Formulary

Medicines A–Z

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Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Bethanechol chloride
Bevacizumab (Avastin®) injection	TA298 - Ranibizumab for treating choroidal neovascularisation associated with pathological myopia
Bevacizumab infusion (Avastin®)	TA178 - Bevacizumab (first-line), sorafenib (first and second line), sunitinib (second-line) and temsirolimus (first-line) for the treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma TA212 - Bevacizumab in combination with oxaliplatin and either fluorouracil plus folinic acid or capecitabine for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer TA242 - Cetuximab, bevacizumab and panitumumab for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer after first-line chemotherapy: Cetuximab (monotherapy or combination chemotherapy), bevacizumab (in combination with non-oxaliplatin chemotherapy) and panitumumab (monotherapy) for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer after first-line chemotherapy TA214 - Bevacizumab in combination with a taxane for the first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer TA263 - Bevacizumab in combination with capecitabine for the first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer TA284 - Bevacizumab in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin for first-line treatment of advanced ovarian cancer TA285 - Bevacizumab in combination with gemcitabine and carboplatin for treating the first recurrence of platinum-sensitive advanced ovarian cancer	Negative NICE TA & hospital use only.
Bexarotene capsules
Bezafibrate M/R tablets
Bezafibrate tablets
Bicalutamide tablets
Bimatoprost eye drops
Bimekizumab	TA723 - Bimekizumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis TA916 - Bimekizumab for treating active psoriatic arthritis
Biotene oralbalance saliva replacement gel		Approved for ACBS conditions e.g. dry mouth (Xerostomia) as a result of (or having undergone) radiotherapy, or sicca syndrome. Palliative care, dental practitioners.

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.