NHS Crawley and NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG Formulary

Introduction

Welcome to the NHS Crawley and NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG formulary.

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Guidelines and Advice Oral Nutritional Supplements Polypharmacy -Frail elderly

Audit Tools High Cost Drugs / Individual Funding Requests Dressings Formulary

Prescribing Notes Newsletter

March 2018
May 2018 Formulary Update for Newsletter May 18 Prescribing Newsletter

June 2018
September 2018

NICE Adherence Checklist

March 2018

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NHS England Resources (patient information leaflets) to assist with implementation of the OTC policy.

Update to CCG Gluten-Free Prescribing Policy.

Freestyle Libre- CCG prescribing decision

Drug-name confusion: reminder to be vigilant for potential errors Take particular care when prescribing or dispensing medicines that could be confused with others (ie, they sound-alike or look-alike). MHRA Drug Safety Update Jan 2018

Herbal medicines: report suspected adverse reactions to the Yellow Card Scheme MHRA Drug Safety Update Jan 2018

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ABOUT THE FORMULARY

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A formulary for use in primary and community care has been ratified for use in Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. The formulary includes the traffic light classifications under which prescribing responsibility is defined.

The formulary has been developed with reference to NICE guidelines, local clinical pathways, formularies in neighbouring CCG areas and the formularies of local trusts.

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