University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Medicines A–Z

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Status Drug name NICE TAs Comments
Status: Red Lidocaine 10% mouth spray
Status: Red Lidocaine 10% spray
Status: Red Lidocaine 4% cream
Status: Red Lidocaine 4% topical solution
Status: Amber Lidocaine 5% patch

For patients who have been treated in line with NICE CG173 Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings but are still experiencing neuropathic pain associated with previous herpes zoster infection (post-herpetic neuralgia)

Status: Red Lidocaine and phenylephrine 0.5%
Status: Red Lidocaine hydrochloride

Hospital only

Status: Red Lidocaine hydrochloride with Fluorescein (Minims)
Status: Red Lidocaine with adrenaline (Lignos pan®)
Status: Red Lidocaine with adrenaline (Xylocaine®)

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

Grey

Positive NICE TA and/or awaiting local clarification on place in therapy. Please contact your medicines optimisation team for more information.

Red

Red

Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by specialists only.

Amber

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

Green

Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by specialists, GPs and other qualified clinicians.

Blue

Blue

Under review at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

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