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North Staffordshire Joint Formulary
North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group

4 Central nervous system

04-10-01 Alcohol dependence

Acamprosate

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Restriction: Initiation by substance abuse unit, no prescribing by General Practice

Patients with alcohol dependence should be referred using the GP surgeries clinical systems online referral form.

Staffordshire CCG’s – Humankind - Staffordshire treatment and recovery service (STARS) – Link to website
Stoke-on-Trent CCG – North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare – Community drug and alcohol service (CDAS) - Link to website

Disulfiram

Formulary

Restriction: Initiation by substance abuse unit, no prescribing by General Practice

Patients with alcohol dependence should be referred using the GP surgeries clinical systems online referral form.

Staffordshire CCG’s – Humankind - Staffordshire treatment and recovery service (STARS) – Link to website
Stoke-on-Trent CCG – North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare – Community drug and alcohol service (CDAS) - Link to website

Nalmefene

Formulary

Restriction: In line with NICE Guidance only

Restriction: Initiation by substance abuse unit, no prescribing by General Practice

Note: Not to be prescribed in hospital

Patients with alcohol dependence should be referred using the GP surgeries clinical systems online referral form.

Staffordshire CCG’s – Humankind - Staffordshire treatment and recovery service (STARS) – Link to website
Stoke-on-Trent CCG – North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare – Community drug and alcohol service (CDAS) - Link to website

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