Please note the BCUHB Wound Care Formulary is available via Eolas
Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
- The Formulary lists all the medicines approved for use in both primary and secondary care of BCUHB.
- There is an expectation that prescribers will use the medicines included in these lists when treating their patients.
- Drugs are listed in a colour code which indicates the place of initiation of therapy. For futher information on the definition of each allocated colour, please see the BRAG list foreward
| TRAFFIC LIGHT DESIGNATION |
INITIATION |
REPEAT PRESCRIBING |
MONITORING |
COMMENT |
|
GREEN
|
Primary Care Prescriber or Prescriber in Consultant Specialist Team |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Suitable for non-specialist prescribing. |
|
AMBER without
SHARED CARE
|
Advise |
Prescriber in Consultant Specialist Team or GP on recommendation of specialist or GP competent within the speciality or Primary Care Non Medical Prescriber working within their specialist area of competency |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Monitoring of either medicine or disease does not require specialist skills or equipment. |
| Initiate |
Prescriber in Consultant Specialist Team or GP competent within the speciality or Primary Care Non Medical Prescriber working within their specialist area of competency |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Once patient is ‘stable’ ongoing management can be carried out by GP. |
| Retain |
Prescriber in Consultant Specialist Team only |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Consultant Specialist Team only |
Specialist to share Amber Retained form with GP. |
| AMBER WITH SHARED CARE |
Funded
Near Patient Testing/LES |
Prescriber in Consultant Specialist Team only |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Primary Care Prescriber |
Monitoring by accredited GP according to protocol. GP agreement (for prescribing and monitoring) should be requested by specialist. HB to commission monitoring. |
| RED |
Prescriber in Consultant Specialist Team only |
Prescriber in Consultant Specialist Team only |
Consultant Specialist Team only |
To be prescribed by specialist and supplied via hospital pharmacy, via WP10HP and community pharmacy, or via homecare. |
| PURPLE |
Formulary pending pathway development.
Not for initiation without prior approval for use on an individual basis. |
Remains the responsibility of the applicant who successfully gained approval via submission of a purple application.
|
Approved by NICE or AWMSG. If a patient is deemed suitable for this drug, then a Purple application may be made whilst awaiting its place in the formulary is determined. |
| BLACK |
Tertiary Care Specialist Prescriber only |
Tertiary Care Specialist Prescriber only |
Tertiary Care Specialist Prescriber only |
Approved by NICE or AWMSG
JCC or BCU commissioned service |
| BLUE |
Currently Not listed on BCUHB formulary, therefore not for initiation |
Currently Not listed on BCUHB formulary, therefore not for repeat prescribing |
Not suitable for prescribing in primary or secondary care |
- Drugs are listed generically, apart from compound preparations where it is easier to use a "trade name" in the list.
- The Chapter structure reflects that of the BNF.
- The BCUHB Drug and Therapeutics Group decides the Formulary content. To submit a request for a medicine to be included onto the Formulary, please see the application form on the Drug and Therapeutics Application webpage.
- Please note that the Formulary contains links to other documents (eg BNF) which provide background information only. BCUHB policy as included in the Formulary monographs takes precedence over information in the links.
Help with searching the Formulary
Enter the generic name of the medicine you require in the search box. Click on "Search" to see a list of products listed as follows:
Formulary results. Medicines included in the BCUHB Formulary will be listed first. Clicking on the highlighted drug name will take you to the relevant BCUHB Formulary page.
No entry in this section means the drug is not in the BCUHB Formulary and should not be used.
Non-Formulary results. Any entry here indicates a drug included in the BNF (in the section quoted), but not in the BCUHB Formulary.
Document results. Relevant national guidelines (eg those produced by NICE) are listed here. Clicking on the document name will take you to the document.
To see the range of medicines in a particular class, use the chapter headings on the left of the screen and click on the "+" signs to open the relevant section.
Formulary Updates
The Formulary is updated continually and the contents you see are the results of inputs from a variety of healthcare professionals. Grateful thanks are offered to all who have contributed.
Further Medicines Advice
Contact the Pharmacy Medicines Advice Team:
03000 850819
Or to submit a non-urgent enquiry email:
BCU.MedicinesAdvice@wales.nhs.uk
If you have any comments or suggestions regarding the content of this site, please contact Eleri Phillips, Formulary Pharmacist (
Eleri.Phillips@wales.nhs.uk) or Sarah Evans, Medicines Governance Officer (
Sarah.E.Evans@wales.nhs.uk).