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 Formulary Chapter 6: Endocrine system - Full Chapter
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Insulin
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  • Actrapid
  • Humulin S
  • Insuman Rapid
 
 
Insulin  (Humulin R 500 units in 1mL®)
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Insulin Aspart
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  • Fiasp
  • Fiasp FlexTouch
  • Fiasp Penfill
  • NovoRapid
  • NovoRapid FlexPen
  • NovoRapid FlexTouch
  • NovoRapid Penfill
  • Trurapi

Amber Recommended 

  • NovoRapid PumpCart
 
 
Insulin Glulisine
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BRANDS

  • Apidra
  • Apidra SoloStar
 
Link  For your patients with diabetes who are currently prescribed Apidra®: A guide on how to use Apidra®.
 
06.01.01.01  Expand sub section  Soluble Insulin
06.01.01.01  Expand sub section  Rapid Acting Insulin Analogues
06.01.01.01  Expand sub section  Ultra-Rapid acting insulin analogues
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Insulin lispro
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Amber Initiation

BRANDS

  • Humalog Junior KwikPen
 
 
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 Non Formulary Items
Insulin

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Non Formulary
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  • Hypurin Porcine Neutral
  • Insuman Infusat
Insulin  (Exubera®)

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Insulin  (Pork Actrapid®)

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Insulin  (Velosulin®)

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Non Formulary
Insulin bovine  (Hypurin® Bovine Neutral)

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Non Formulary
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For existing patients only

Discontinued July 2017

Insulin porcine  (Hypurin Porcine Neutral®)

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Non Formulary
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Black from 28/11/23 -Continue in historic patients

  
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Unlicensed Drug Unlicensed
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Cytotoxic Drug
Cytotoxic Drug
CD
Controlled Drug
High Cost Medicine
High Cost Medicine
Cancer Drugs Fund
Cancer Drugs Fund
NHSE
NHS England
Homecare
Homecare
ICB
ICB
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Low carbon footprint

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Medium carbon footprint

Red High carbon footprint

High carbon footprint

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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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