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 Formulary Chapter 6: Endocrine system - Full Chapter
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06.01.06  Expand sub section  Diagnostic and monitoring agents for diabetes mellitus
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (Dexcom One Sensor ®)
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Amber Recommended

In line with NHSE criteria, see annex A in the following link: https://www.blackcountryformulary.nhs.uk/docs/files/National-arrangements-for-funding-of-relevant-diabetes-patients-June-2020-Updated-final.pdf

 

 
Link  Flash Glucose Monitoring: National Arrangements for Funding of Relevant Diabetes Patients
 
Glucose interstitial fluid detection sensors (FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensor ® )
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Green in Type I Diabetes

Amber Recommendedin Type II Diabetes in line with RMOC criteria

 
 
Ketones Test Strips (FreeStyle Optium beta-ketone testing strips®)
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Amber Recommended
  • FreeStyle Optium beta-ketone testing strips
 
 
Ketones Test Strips (Glucofix Tech beta-ketone Sensor testing strips ®)
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Green
 
 
Ketones Test Strips (KetoSens testing strips ®)
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Green
  • KetoSens testing strips
 
 
Urinalysis Glucose strips Medi-Test Glucose®
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Green
 
 
Urinalysis test strips Diastix®
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Green
 
 
Urine Protein strips  (Albustix®)
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Black in Primary Care

Secondary care to discuss with Pathology

 
 
Urine Protein strips Medi Test Protein 2®
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Green
 
 
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose monitoring
Test strips
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Green

  BRANDS-Use in line with local guidance

  • CareSens PRO testing strips
  • Contour Next testing strips
  • Contour Plus testing strips
  • Instant testing strips
  • TEE2 testing strips
  • WaveSense JAZZ Duo testing strips
  • WaveSense JAZZ testing strips
 
 
Test strips
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   BRANDS

  • Aviva testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium testing strips
  • On Call Extra testing strips
 
 
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Urinalysis
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Oral glucose tolerance test
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for adults with type 2 diabetes to top
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for children and adults with type 1 diabetes
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for patients on continuous insulin infusion pump
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for patients with dexterity problems
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Talking blood glucose meters
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 Non Formulary Items
Combination test strips

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Black
Glucose

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  • Clinistix
  • Clinitest
  • Diabur-Test 5000
  • Diastix
  • Diastix testing strips
  • Element testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • Finetest Lite testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • Medi-Test Glucose testing strips urine glucose testing strips
  • MediSense SoftSense testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • MediTouch 2 testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • MediTouch testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • Mendor Discreet testing strips blood glucose testing strips
Ketones test strips

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Non Formulary
Black
  • 4SURE beta-ketone testing strips
  • Fora Advanced pro GD40 Ketone testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium H beta-ketone testing strips
  • FreeStyle Precision Pro beta-ketone testing strips
  • GlucoMen areo Ketone Sensor testing strips
  • GlucoRx HCT Ketone testing strips
  • Ketur Test
  • StatStrip beta-ketone testing strips
  • Xceed Precision Pro beta-ketone testing strips
Protein test strips  (Medi-Test Protein 2 ®)

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Non Formulary

Black in Primary care,

Secondary care to discuss with pathology

Test Strips

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    BRANDS

  • 4SURE testing strips
  • Accu-Chek Inform II testing strips
  • Active testing strips
  • Advocate Redi-Code+ testing strips
  • AutoSense testing strips
  • BGStar testing strips
  • Betachek C50 cassette
  • Betachek G5 testing strips
  • Betachek Visual testing strips
  • Breeze 2 testing discs
  • CareSens N testing strips
  • Contour TS testing strips
  • Contour testing strips
  • Dario Lite testing strips
  • Dario testing strips
  • Element testing strips
  • Finetest Lite testing strips
  • Fora Advanced pro GD40 testing strips
  • FreeStyle Lite testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium H testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium Neo H testing strips
  • FreeStyle Precision Pro testing strips
  • FreeStyle testing strips
  • GluNEO testing strips
  • GlucoDock testing strips
  • GlucoLab testing strips
  • GlucoRx GO Professional testing strips
  • GlucoRx GO testing strips
  • GlucoRx HCT Glucose testing strips
  • GlucoRx Nexus testing strips
  • GlucoRx Q testing strips
  • GlucoRx Vivid testing strips
  • GlucoZen.auto testing strips
  • Glucofix Tech Sensor testing strips
  • Glucoflex-R testing strips
  • Guide testing strips
  • Kinetik Wellbeing testing strips
  • MODZ testing strips
  • MediSense SoftSense testing strips
  • MediTouch 2 testing strips
  • MediTouch testing strips
  • Mendor Discreet testing strips
  • Microdot Max testing strips
  • Microdot+ testing strips
  • Myglucohealth testing strips
  • Mylife Aveo testing strips
  • Mylife Pura testing strips
  • Mylife Unio testing strips
  • OKmeter Core testing strips
  • Oh'Care Lite testing strips
  • On Call Sure testing strips
  • On-Call Advanced testing strips
  • OneTouch Select Plus testing strips
  • OneTouch Verio testing strips
  • Performa testing strips
  • SD CodeFree testing strips
  • SURESIGN Resure testing strips
  • Sensocard testing strips
  • StatStrip testing strips
  • TRUEyou testing strips
  • True Metrix testing strips
  • VivaChek Ino testing strips
  • Xceed Precision Pro testing strips
  • palmdoc iCare Advanced Solo testing strips
  • palmdoc iCare Advanced testing strips
  • palmdoc testing strips
Urinalysis  (Clinitest®)

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BlackBlack in Primary care

Secondary care to discuss with pathology

Urinalysis test strips glucose Mission Glucose®

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Urine Ketone Testing strips

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Black

   BRANDS

Black in Primary Care, secondary care to discuss with pathology

  • GlucoRx KetoRx Sticks 2GK testing strips
  • Ketostix testing strips
Urine Protein Testing Strips

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Black

 Black in Primary Care, secondary care to discuss with pathology

  
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Cytotoxic Drug
CD
Controlled Drug
High Cost Medicine
High Cost Medicine
Cancer Drugs Fund
Cancer Drugs Fund
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Homecare
Homecare
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Green Low Carbon

Low carbon footprint

Amber Medium Carbon

Medium carbon footprint

Red High carbon footprint

High carbon footprint

Status Description

Green

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 Initiation

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 SC

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 Recommended

Amber Specialist Recommendation: Initiation and maintenance of prescribing in Primary Care following recommendation from a specialist.  

Red

Medicines for initiation and maintenance prescribing by Specialists (hospital or GPs with Special Interest) only  

Grey

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

Black

Non-formulary Medicines which APC/Trust DTC has actively reviewed and do not recommend for use.  

Multiple

Check Notes as varies across the area  

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