NHS NEL
Demonstration Formulary
Demonstration Formulary
5 Infections
This formulary indicates prescribing status only, for guidance on managing infections please refer to your local antibiotic guidelines
Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance - managing common infections
05-01-13 Urinary-tract infections
| Fosfomycin |
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Formulary
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Second line treatment for sensitivities |
 NICE CG97: Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: management Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections NICE CG54: Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management |
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| Methenamine hippurate |
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Formulary
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| Nitrofurantoin |
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Formulary
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Modified release capsules preferred formulation-First line Oral Suspension £££££ |
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Nitrofurantoin now contraindicated in most patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 45 ml/min/1.73m2 Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections Urinary tract infection information leaflet |
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| Trimethoprim |
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Formulary
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Second choice in UTI |
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Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (January 2022) Urinary tract infection information leaflet |
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Links
- Antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (January 2022)
- Management of recurrent lower urinary tract infection
- Management of recurrent lower urinary tract infection
- NICE CG54: Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management
- NICE CG54: Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management
- NICE CG97: Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: management
- NICE CG97: Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: management
- NICE NG15: Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use
- NICE NG199: Clostridioides difficile infection: antimicrobial prescribing
- NICE NG79: Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
- NICE NG79: Sinusitis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (visual summary)
- Nitrofurantoin now contraindicated in most patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 45 ml/min/1.73m2
- Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance - managing common infections
- Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections
- Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections
- Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (January 2022)
- TARGET UTI Information leaflet
- Urinary tract infection information leaflet
- Urinary tract infection information leaflet
- Urinary tract infection information leaflet
- Urinary tract infection information leaflet