North Staffordshire Joint Formulary Formulary


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Formulary Chapter 4: Central nervous system - Full Chapter

04.10.01

Alcohol dependence

Acamprosate

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

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

NICE TA325: Nalmefene for reducing alcohol consumption in people with alcohol dependence

NICE CG100: Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis and management of physical complications

NICE CG115: Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis, assessment and management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence

NICE NG92: Stop smoking interventions and services

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	Section Title (top level)
	Section Title (sub level)
	First Choice item
	Non Formulary section
	Restricted Drug
	Unlicensed
	Display tracking information
	Link to adult BNF
	Link to children's BNF
	Link to SPCs
	Scottish Medicines Consortium

	Cytotoxic Drug
	Controlled Drug
	High Cost Medicine
	Cancer Drugs Fund
	NHS England
	Homecare
	CCG
	High Cost Drug Approval System

Traffic Light Status Information

Status	Description
	Medicines that can only be prescribed within Secondary Care. Examples of medicines which fall into this category are: Certain new medicines and new indications for older medicines where there is at present no experience of use in Primary Care. Medicines or dressings not available or prescribable in Primary Care. Where a medicine has been classified as Amber E, but an approved shared-care guideline is not yet available
	Medicines which can be prescribed within Secondary Care, but are only suitable for prescribing in Primary Care after specialist referral. There is no need for approved shared care guidelines for medicines in this category. This replaces Amber 2 on the North Staffs Formulary.
	Medicines which can be prescribed within Secondary Care, but are only considered suitable for prescribing in Primary Care under an approved shared-care agreement (ESCA) or Rationale for Initiation, Continuation and Discontinuation (RICaD). This replaces Amber 1 on the North Staffs Formulary
	Medicines which can be prescribed in either Primary or Secondary Care.
	These medicines have been reviewed by the New Medicines Committee and the Area Prescribing Committee and found not to be suitable for inclusion in the Joint Formulary. Inadequate or weak evidence for efficacy No clearly defined local need Lack of long term safety data No perceived benefit over established formulary alternatives Prescribers can consider these medicines where formulary alternatives are unsuitable, ineffective or not tolerated.