| Medicines which are suitable for initiation and maintenance prescribing by primary and secondary care clinicians. These medicines should be initiated and prescribed within their licensed indications |
| Amber Specialist Initiation: Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by Specialists and transfer to Primary Care prescribing when appropriate. This may be supported by a RICaD, annotated within the formulary entry. |
| Amber Shared Care: Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by Specialists and transfer to Primary Care prescribing, in accordance with an ESCA, annotated within the formulary entry. |
| Amber Specialist Recommendation: Initiation and maintenance of prescribing in Primary Care following recommendation from a specialist. |
| Medicines for initiation and maintenance prescribing by Specialists (hospital or GPs with Special Interest) only |
| Positive NICE TA and /or awaiting local clarification on place in therapy; Please contact your Medicines Optimisation team for more information. |
| Non-formulary Medicines which APC/Trust DTC has actively reviewed and do not recommend for use. |
| Check Notes as varies across the area |
