Medicines Formulary

Medicines A–Z

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Drug name	NICE TAs	Comments
Rosuvastatin tablets		Up to 20mg dose
Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®)
Rotigotine patches		Specialist initiation and stabilisation, ESCA
Rubber contraceptive diaphragms - Type A Diaphragm with Flat Metal Spring		Flat spring diaphragm sizes 55–95mm (rising in 5mm)
Rubella vaccine
Rucaparib (Rubraca®)	TA611 - Rucaparib for maintenance treatment of relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer
Rufinamide tablets		ESCA
Ruxolitinib (Jakavi®)	TA289 - Ruxolitinib for disease-related splenomegaly or symptoms in adults with myelofibrosis TA921: Ruxolitinib for treating polycythaemia vera

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.