Medicines A–Z
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| Status | Drug name | NICE TAs | Comments |
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Fentanyl lozenges | For palliative care use only |
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Fentanyl patches | ||
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Fentanyl sublinual tablets | For palliative care use only |
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Ferric carboxymaltose injection (Ferinject) | ||
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Ferric maltol (Feraccru®) | For the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), unable to tolerate other oral iron formulations. Supported by a RICaD |
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Ferrous fumarate liquid | ||
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Ferrous fumarate tablets | ||
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Ferrous gluconate tablets | If patient intolerant of sulphate. |
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Ferrous sulphate tablets | High relative cost. |
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Fetanyl nasal spray |
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.
