RAG Classification List

Sunderland Joint Formulary Committee RAG List V1.22 26.918 Page 1 of 22

RAG Classification List

*please note this list does not include exhaustive information about formulation. Please check formulary website for full details

Name of Drug/Classification Status Comments Abatacept Red

Abciximab Red

Abiraterone Red

Abraxane (Paclitaxel – albumin bound formulation)

Red

Acamprosate Green Plus

Acarbose Green Plus

For existing patients only. Unless on for reactive hypoglycaemia on advice of specialist

Acetazolamide injection Red Injection: 500 mg vial

Acetylcysteine Green Plus

Eye drops: acetylcysteine 5%, hypromellose 0.35% (Ilube®)

Aciclovir injection (for IV infusion) Red

Adalimumab Red

Adenosine Red

Afatinib Red

Aflibercept Red Intravitreal injection: 4 mg/ 0.1mL (dose 2mg/0.05ml)

Agomelatine Green Plus

Ajmaline injection Red Diagnostic agent

Alemtuzumab Red

Alfentanil Green Plus

Injection: 500 micrograms/1 mL, 5 mg/1 mL

Alfentanil Red Injection (amps): 1 mg/2 mL, 5 mg /1 mL

Alimemazine Tablets:10mg Syrup: 7.5mg/5ml, 30mg/5ml

Red Hospital use only as paediatric pre-medication

Alirocumab Red

Aliskiren Tablets Green Plus

Alpha tocopheryl acetate Green Plus

Suspension: 500 mg/5 mL Capsules: 200units (for use in children with cystic fibrosis)

Alpha tocopheryl acetate Red Injection: 100mg/2ml (unlicensed)

Alprostadil Green Plus

Alteplase Red

Amantadine Green plus

Amikacin Injection Red

Aminophylline Injection Red

Amiodarone Infusion Red

Amiodarone Tablets Amber


Amisulpride Green Plus

Amoxicillin Injection Red

Amphotericin Red

Amsacrine Red

Anagrelide

Red Capsules: 500 micrograms (2nd line for ITP and patients at risk of essential thrombocythaemia)

Anakinra Red

Anastrozole Green Plus

Antacid with oxetacaine Green Plus

Unlicensed

Antithymocyte Immunoglobulin (Rabbit) Red

Antithymocyte Immunoglobulin (Horse) Red

Apomorphine Amber

Apraclonidine Red Eye drops: 0.5% Unit dose eye drops: 1%

Apremilast Red

Aprepitant Red Capsules

Aptivus Red Oral solution/capsules (tipranavir)

Argatroban Red

Aripiprazole (tablets and long acting injection)

Green Plus

Arsenic Trioxide Red

Artesunate Red

Aspirin dispersible tablets Red For pre-term labor

Aspirin suppositories Green Plus

300mg for use in patients following stroke

Atezolizumab Red

Atracurium besilate (besylate) Red

Atomoxetine Amber

Atosiban Red

Atripla Red Tablets (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir)

Atropine sulphate Red

Avelumab Red

Axitinib Red

Azacitidine Red

Azathioprine Amber

Azithromycin Green Plus

For COPD indication

Aztreonam Red

Baricitinib Red

BCG Connaught Red

Belimumab Red

Bendamustine Red

Benzathine penicillin Red

Benzbromarone Red Unlicensed

Benzylpenicillin Red Eye drops: 100,000 units/mL

Betamethasone Red For pre-term labor

Betamethasone Solution Green Scalp application - As ear drops for eczema


Plus

Betamethasone tablets Green Plus

Used as mouth gargle

Bevacizumab Red Avastin is available as a treatment option for wet AMD in situations where ophthalmologists feel, in discussion with their patients, that the licensed options are unsuitable

Bicalutamide Green Plus

Biosimilar infliximab (Inflectra) Red

Bivalirudin Red

Bismuth and lodoform paste Red

Bleomycin Red

Blinatumomab Red

Boceprevir Red

Boric acid Red

Bortezomib Red

Bosentan Red

Bosutinib Red

Botulinum toxin type A Red

Brentuximab Red

Brivaracetam Green Plus

Brodalumab RED

Bromocriptine Green Plus

Bupivacaine hydrochloride Red

Buprenorphine Sublingual Tablets Green Plus

Sublingual Tablets: 400 micrograms, 2 mg, 8 mg

Buprenorphine Sublingual Tablets Red Sublingual Tablets: 200micrograms for the treatment of post-operative pain

Buserelin Green Plus

Buspirone Green Plus

Busulfan (Busulphan) Red

C1-esterase inhibitor Injection (Berinert®) Red

Cabazitaxel Red

Cabergoline Green Plus

Calcitriol Green Plus

Capsules: 0.25 micrograms, 0.5 micrograms

Calcium chloride Red Injection:10% equivalent to calcium 6.8 mmol/10 mL

Calcium Folinate (Folinic Acid) Red

Calcium gluconate Red Injection: 10%, equivalent to calcium 2.25 mmol/10 mL

Calcium/Magnesium salts Green Plus

Tablets: Calcium acetate 435 mg and Magnesium carbonate 235 mg (Osvaren)

Canagliflozin Green


Plus

Capecitabine Red

Carbamazepine Green Plus

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Red

Carboplatin Red

Carboprost Red

Carfilzomib Red

Carmustine Red

Caspofungin Red

Cefixime Green Plus

Ceftazidime Red

Ceftolozane and tazobactam (Zerbaxa) Red

Cefuroxime Red

Celsentri Red Tablets (maraviroc)

Ceritinib Red

Certolizumab pegol Red

Cetuximab Red

Chloral Hydrate Elixir: 143.3mg/5ml

Red For use in paediatrics only

Chlorambucil Red

Chloramphenicol Injection Red

Chlorhexidine eye drops Red

Chorionic gonadotrophin (Ovitrelle, Pregnyl)

Red

Chorionic gonadotrophin alfa Red

Ciclosporin eye drops Green Plus

Eye drops: 0.1%

Ciclosporin eye drops Red P/F unit dose eye drops: 0.05%

Ciclosporin (oral) Amber

Ciclosporin (Sandimmun®)

Red IV Infusion: 50mg in 1ml & 250mg in 5ml concentrate (oily)

Cinacalcet Amber For the treatment of primary hyperparathyrodism

Cinacalcet Red For the treatment of secondary hyperparahyrodism

Ciprofloxacin IV infusion Red

Ciprofloxacin eye drops Red

Cisplatin Red

Cladribine (Leustat®) Red

Clarithromycin Injection Red

Clindamycin Injection Red

Clobazam Green Plus

Clomifene Green Plus

Clomiphene Red For ovulation inducation

Clonazepam Green Plus

http://www.bnf.org/bnf/bnf/current/4783.htm



Clonidine Hydrochloride Ampoules Red

Clonidine Hydrochloride Suspension Red

Clonidine Hydrochloride Tablets Green Plus

Clopidogrel Green Plus

Clozapine Tablets Red

Co-amoxiclav Injection Red

Cocaine Red

Cocaine Red P/F eye drops: 4%

Co-careldopa with entacapone Green Plus

Colesevelam Green Plus

Codeine Phosphate Injection Red

Colecalciferol Green Plus

For bariatric indications (Note: green for non-bariatric indications)

Colistimethate sodium Red

Collagenase Red Xiapex

Combivir Red Tablets (lamivudine/zidovudine)

Co-trimoxazole IV infusion Red

Crixivan Red Indinavir

Crizotinib Red

Cyclopentolate hydrochloride with phenylephrine:

Red Eye drops (preservative free): 1%

Cyclophosphamide Red

Cyproterone Acetate 50mg & 100mg Tablets

Green Plus

Indication: Gender Dysphoria, Hirsutism

Cytarabine Red

Dabrafenib Red

Daclatasvir Red

Dacarbazine Red

Dactinomycin Red

Danaparoid sodium Red

Dantrolene Green Plus

Capsules: 25 mg, 100 mg

Dantrolene sodium Red Injection (vials): 20 mg

Dapagliflozin Green Plus

Dapsone Amber

Daptomycin Green Plus

Daratumumab Red

Darbepoetin alfa

Amber Prefilled syringes: 10, 15, 20,30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 150, 300 micrograms Sureclick pens: 20,40,60,80, 100, 300micrograms

Daunorubicin Red

Deferasirox Red

Degarelix (Firmagon) Green Plus


Demeclocycline Red

Denosumab Amber JFC recommended status changed from Amber to Green Plus at May 2018 meeting. Green Plus leaflet reviewed at June MOGG meeting but was deferred to August meeting as required changes. Status changed and leaflet published in error on 11.7.18. Error noted on 16.7.18, Status reverted to amber and Green Plus leaflet removed and replaced with Amber leaflet 16.7.18. Consultants have been informed of this.

Descovey Red Tablets (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir) note various strengths – see formulary for details

Desferrioxamine mesilate

Red

Desflurane Red

Desmopressin injection Red

Desmopressin metered nasal spray 150mcg

Red

Desmopressin oral lyophilisates Green Plus

Noqdirna

Desmopressin Green plus

Metered nasal spray: 10 micrograms/spray Tablets: 100 micrograms, 200 micrograms Oral lyophilisate: 60 micrograms, 120 micrograms, 240 micrograms and Intranasal solution 100micrograms/1ml

Dexamethasone injection Red

Dexamethasone Red Intravitreal implant:

Dexamfetamine Amber

Dexamfetamine Red For use in narcolepsy for doses > 30mg

Dexamfetamine Green Plus

For use in narcolepsy for doses < 30mg

Dexmedetomidine Red

Dexrazoxane Red

Diaminopyridine Red

Diamorphine injection Green Plus

Diazoxide Green Plus

Diclofenac injection Red

Diclofenac sodium Red Eye drops/Unit dose eye drops (preservative-free): 0.1%

Diethylstilbestrol (Stilboestrol) Green Plus

Dihydrocodeine modified release Green Plus

Dimethyl Fumarate Red

Dinoprostone Red


Dipyridamole Green Plus

Disodium Edetate Red

Disodium pamidronate Red

Disopyramide Capsules Green Plus

Disopyramide Injection Red

Dobutamine Injection Red

Docetaxel Red

Donepezil Green Plus

Dopamine hydrochloride Red

Dopexamine Red

Dornase alfa Red

Doxapram Red

Doxapram hydrochloride Red

Doxorubicin Red

Doxycycline Injection Red

Dronedarone Amber

Dulaglutide Green Plus

Duloxetine Green Plus

For moderate to severe stress incontinence in combination with supervised pelvic floor excercises

Eculizumab

Red

Edrophonium chloride Red Hospital use only

Edurant Red Tablets (rilpivirine)

Eflornithine cream Green Plus

Vaniqa

Eltrombopag

Red

Eluxadoline Green Plus

Empagliflozin Green Plus

Emtriva Red Capsules and oral solution (emtricabine)

Entacapone Green Plus

Entecavir Red

Entonox (N2O 50% : O2 50%) Red

Enzalutamide Red

Ephedrine Red

Epirubicin Red

Epivir Red Tablets and oral solution (lamivudine)

Eplerenone Green

Epoetin alfa (Eprex)

Amber

Epoetin Beta (NeoRecormon)

Amber

Epoetin Zeta Amber


Epoprostenol Red

Ergocalciferol Red Injection: 300,000 units/1 mL, 600,000 units/2 mL

Ergometrine Red

Erlotinib Red

Ethambutol 400mg in 5ml unlicensed oral liquid

Green Plus

Ertapenem Red

Erythromycin Red Injection for infusion: 1g vial - for use as a prokinetic

Esmolol Red

Estradiol (Oestradiol) 1mg & 2mg tablets Green Plus

Indication: Gender dysphoria

Estradiol twice weekly matrix patches releasing approximately 50, 75, 100micrograms/24hours

Green Plus


Estradiol 0.1% gel (Sandrena), 0.06% gel (Oestrogel)

Green Plus


Estramustine Red

Etanercept Red

Etanercept biosimilar (Benepali) Red

Etelcaletide Red

Ethambutol Green Plus

Ethanol Red

Ethosuxamide Green Plus

Ethyl chloride Red Spray: 100 mL

Etomidate Red

Etoposide Red

Everolimus (Votubia®) Red

Eviplera Red Tablets (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir)

Evolocumab Red

Evotaz Red Tablets (atazanavir/cobicstat)

Exemestane Green Plus

Exenatide Green Plus

Fentanyl sublingual tablets Green Plus

Fentanyl nasal spray Green Plus

Fentanyl lozenge Green Plus

Fentanyl Red Injection: 100 micrograms/2 mL, 500 micrograms/10 mL ampoules

Fentanyl with levobupivacaine Red

Ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject®) Red

Ferric Maltol (Feraccru) Green

https://www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/bnflegacy/current/PHP5533-votubia.htm?q=everolimus&t=search&ss=text&tot=7&p=6&PHP5533-votubia


Plus

Fidaxomicin Green Plus

Filgrastim Red

Finasteride Green Plus

Indication: Gender dysphoria, hirsutism

Fingolimod Red

Flecainide Injection Red

Flecainide Tablets Green Plus

Flucloxacillin Injection Red

Fluconazole IV infusion Red

Fludarabine Red

Flumazenil Red

Fluorescein sodium Red Minims® (preservative free): 1%, 2%

Flutamide Green Plus

Fluocinolone acetonide Red

Fluorometholone eye drops Green Plus

Fluorouracil Red

Fluribiprofen Red Sunderland Eye Infirmary only

Flupenthixol decanoate injection Green Plus

Follitrophin alfa Res Gonal F

Fondaparinux Injection Red

Fuzeon Red Injection (enfuviratide)

Gabapentin Green Plus

Galantamine Green Plus

Ganciclovir Red IV infusion

Ganciclovir eye gel Green Plus

Gefitinib Red

Gelatin Red Intravenous Infusion

Gemcitabine Red

Gemeprost Red

Gentamicin ear drops Green Plus

Gentamicin Red Eye drops: 1.5% Eye drops (preservative free)1.5%

Gentamicin Injection Red

Glatiramer Red

Glecaprevir-pibrentasvir Red Maviret

Glucarpidase Red

Glyceryl Trinitrate ampoules Red

Glyceryl Trinitrate patch Red 5mg, 10mg for hospital use only e.g. vascular access, tendonitis

Glyceryl trinitrate spray Red For pre-term labor

Glycopyrrronium bromide Red Injection: 200 micrograms/1 mL, 600





micrograms/3 mL ampoules

Glycopyrrronium bromide with neostigmine Red Injection: glycopyrronium 500 microgram & neostigmine 2.5mg in 1ml ampoules

Glycopyrrronium bromide Green Plus

Suspension*: 2mg/5ml *Only for use in patients with excessive secretions

Golimumab Red

Gonadorelin Red

Goserelin Green Plus


Goserelin Amber

Grazax Grass pollen extract Amber N.B. for paediatric use only

Guanfacine Amber

Haloperidol decanoate injection Green Plus

Harvoni® (Sofosbuvir with Ledipasvir) Red

Heliox21 Red

Heparin (note product details in final column)

Red 500 units in sodium chloride 0.9% 500 mL infusion bag

Hexamidine Red Eye drops: 0.1%

Human Albumin Red

Hyaluronidase Red

Hydralazine Tablets Green Plus

Hydralazine Ampoules Red

Hydrocortisone MR tablets Green Plus

Hydromorphone Ampoules Green Plus

Hydroxycarbamide (Hydroxyurea) Red

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate Amber MSK indications

Hyoscine hydrobromide Tablets: 150mcg Ampoules:400mcg/1ml

Green Plus

Tablets for paediatric use only Ampoules: when used for palliative care use only

Hyoscine hydrobromide Ampoules:400mcg/1ml

Red Ampoules: when used in anaesthetics

Ibandronic acid Green Plus

Ibrutinib Red

Icatibant Red

Ichthammol glycerine Red

Idarubicin Red

Idelalisib Red

Iloprost Red Unlicensed

Imatinib Red

Indigocarmin Red Diagnostic agent

Indocyanine Green Red Diagnostic agent

Infliximab Red

Infosfamide Red

Insulin Degludec Green Plus




Intelence Red Tablets (etravirine)

Interferon alfa-2b Red

Interferon beta-1a Red

Interferon beta-1b Red Betaferon

Interferon beta-1b Red Extavia

Invirase Red Tablets (saqinavir)

Iodine (Lugol’s iodine) Red

Ipilimumab Red

Irinotecan Red

Iron isomaltose 1000 (Diafer®)

Red

Iron isomaltose 1000 (Monofer®)

Red

Isentress Red Tablets (raltegravir)

Isoflurane Red

Isoniazid Injection Red

Isoniazid tablets, 50mg in 5ml unlicensed oral liquid

Green Plus

Isoprenaline Red Injection for infusion 2.25 mg/2 ml vial

Isosorbide dinitrate Red Infusion and injection

Ixazomib Red

Kaletra® Red Tablets (lopinavir + ritonavir)

Ketamine Red Pain/palliative care

Ketoconazole HRA Red

Ketorolac Red Eye drops: 0.5%

Ketorolac trometamol Red For hospice use only

Kivexa Red Tablets: abacavir/lamivudine

Labetolol Injection Red

Lacosamide Green Plus

Lamotrigine Green Plus

Lanreotide Green Plus

Palliative care. RED other indications.

Lanreotide Red Acromegaly, neuroendocrine tumour and carcinoid.

Lanthanum (Fosrenol) Green Plus

Lecicarbon A Red

Leflunomide Amber MSK indications

Lenalidomide Red

Lenograstim Red

Lenvatinib Red

Letrozole Green Plus

Leuprorelin Acetate Green Plus


Levetiracetam tablets, oral solution, granules

Green Plus

Levetiracetam vial Red

Levobupicavaine hydrochloride Red


Levobupicavaine hydrochloride with fentanyl

Red

Levofloxacin Red Oral tablets as a 12 week prophylaxis for patients with myeloma

Lidocaine Infusion Red

Lidocaine Red 1% Injection: 5ml, 10ml 2% Injection: 5ml, 20ml

Lidocaine hydrochloride cartridges Red Cartridges: lidocaine 1% with adrenaline 1 in 80,000, 2.2 mL (dental use)

Lidocaine hydrochloride with adrenaline (epinephrine)

Red Injection: lidocaine 1% with adrenaline 1 in 200,000, 20 mL vials Injection: lidocaine 2% with adrenaline 1 in 200,000, 20 mL vials

Lidocaine with adrenaline and tetracaine Red unlicensed Gel: Lidocaine 4% + Adrenaline 0.1% + Tetracaine 0.5% (LAT), 3 mL

Lidocaine plasters Green Plus

Plasters: 5% (700 mg/plaster) (Versatis®)

Lidocaine spray Green Plus

10%

Lidocaine topical Red unlicensed Topical: 4%, 50 mL

Lidocaine Lolly Green Plus

Unlicensed lollies: 100mg

Lidocaine with phenylephrine Red unlicensed Nasal spray: Lidocaine 5% with phenylephrine 0.5%, 2.5 mL

Lidocaine patches Green Plus

Linezolid infusion Red

Linezolid tablets, oral solution Green Plus

Liothyronine Green Plus

Liraglutide Green Plus

Lisdexamfetamine Amber

Lithium carbonate Amber

Lithium citrate Amber

Lixisenatide Green Plus

Lofexidine hydrochloride Green Plus

Lomustine Red

Lorazepam Injection Green Plus

Loteprednol etabonate

Green Plus

Magnesium sulphate ampoules Red For pre-term labor

Magnesium sulfate Red Injection

Mannitol Inhalation powder Red

Mannitol Intravenous infusion Red

Medroxyprogesterone acetate Green Plus

For withdrawal bleeding


Melatonin Amber Indication: sleep-wake disorders in children and young adults under the age of 18

Melatonin Green Plus

For the management of sleep-wake disorders in people over the age of 18 and over

Melatonin Green Plus

Indication: Some sleep disorders (not approved for licensed indication)

Melphalan Red

Memantine Green Plus

Mepivacaine hydrochloride Red For dental use

Mepolizumab Red

Mercaptopurine Red

Mercaptopurine Amber GI indications When used for inflammatory bowel disease

Meropenem Red

Mesna Red

Metaraminol Ampoules Red

Metformin Red Fertility indications

Methadone Green Plus

Indication: pain and palliative care

Methadone Red Indication: substance misuse

Methenamine Hippurate Green Plus

Methotrexate Red

Methotrexate Amber Indication: when used in chronic inflammatory conditions, eg Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis

Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (Mircera®)

Amber

Methyldopa Green Plus

Methylphenidate hydrochloride Amber

Methylprednisolone injection Red

Metoclopramide Injection Red Unless prescribing in end of life care

Metolazone Red

Metronidazole Injection (for IV infusion) Red

Metoprolol injection Red

Metoprolol 50mg/5ml oral solution Green Plus

Metyrapone Green Plus

Mexiletine capsules Green Plus

50mg

Midazolam Oromucosal solution (Buccolam)

Green Plus

Midazolam Red Injection (vials): 2 mg/2 mL, 5 mg/5 mL, 10 mg/2 mL (indications other than palliative care ampoules; 50 mg/50 mL

Midazolam Green 10mg2/ml amps when used for palliative


Plus care

Midodrine tablets 2.5mg, 5mg Green Plus

Mifamurtide Red

Mifepristone Red

Milronone Red

Misoprostol Red

Mitomycin Green Plus

unlicensed Preservative free eye drop: 0.04% preservative free eye drops

Mitomycin Red Injection: 10mg, 20mg & 40mg

Mitotane Red

Mitoxantrone Red

Mivacurium Red

Moclobemide Green Plus

Modafinil Green Plus

Moxifloxacin Red Injection for infusion: 400 mg/250mL

Moxonidine Green Plus

Mycophenolate Amber Unlicensed for some indications

N-Acetylcysteine Solution for nebulisation Green Plus

Unlicensed

Nabilone Red

Naftidrofuryl Green Plus

Naloxegol Green Plus

Naloxone hydrochloride Red

Naltrexone hydrochloride Amber

Natalizumab Red

Natamycin eye drops Red

Neostigmine Green Plus

Neostigmine metisulfate (methylsulphate) Red

Neostigmine metisulfate (methylsulphate) with glycopyrronium

Red

Nepafenac Red Eye drops

Netupitant and Palonosetron Red Akynzeo

Nifedipine Red For pre-term labor

Nilotinib Red

Nimodipine Red

Nintedanib (Vargatef®) Red

Nitric Oxide (NO) Red

Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Red

Nivolumab Red

Noradrenaline Red Injection

Noradrenaline acid tartrate / norepinephrine bitartrate

Red

Norethisterone Green Plus

For withdrawal bleeding


Norvir Red Tablets (ritonavir)

NuvaRing Green Plus

(Vaginal ring releasing ethinylestradiol and etonogestrel)

Obinutuzumab Red

Ocriplasmin Red Concentration for solution for intravitreal injection: 2.5mg/ml

Octreotide Green Plus

Palliative care. Red for other indications

Octreotide Red Acromegaly, neuroendocrine tumour and carcinoid.

Odefsey Red Tablets (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir)

Ofatumumab Red

Ofloxacin IV infusion Red

Olanzapine Green Plus

Indication: antipsychotic

Olaparib Red

Olaratumab Red

Omalizumab Red

Omeprazole infusion Green Plus

Ondansetron Injection Red Unless prescribing in end of life care

Oral contraceptives for hirsutism Green Plus

As per formulary including Co-cyprindol, Lucette tablets

Orphenadrine Green Plus

Oxaliplatin Red

Oxybuprocaine hydrochloride (benoxinate) Red Eye drops

Oxcarbazepine Tablets Green Plus

Oxygen (O2) Red

Oxytocin Red

Paclitaxel Red

Palbociclib Red

Paliperidone injection Green Plus

Palonosetron Red

Pancuronium bromide Red

Panobinostat Red

Papavarine hydrochloride Red

Parecoxib Red

Paraldehyde in olive oil Red

Paricalcitol (Zemplar®) Red

Patent Blue V Red Diagnostic

Patiromer Red Added 28.3.18 Subject to 6 month review

Pazopanib Red

Pegasparagase Red

Peginterferon alfa-2a Red

Peginterferon alfa-2b Red

Peginterferon beta-1a Red

Pembrolizumab Red

Pemetrexed Red


Penicillamine Amber

Pentosan Red

Perampanel Green Plus

Pertuzumab Red

Pethidine Red

Pharmalgen Red

Phenelzine Green Plus

Phenobarbital Green Plus

Tablets: 15mg, 30mg, 60mg Elixir: 15mg/5ml

Phenobarbital Red Solution (unlicensed) 50mg/5ml Rosemont

Phenoxybenzamine Hydrochloride Red

Phenylbutazone tablets Red For ankylosing spondylitis

Phenylephrine hydrochloride Red Ampoules and prefilled syringes

Phenytoin Green Plus

Phosphate Polyfusor Red

Phytomenadione Green Plus

Picibanil Red

Pilocarpine Green Plus

Piperacillin with tazobactam Red

Pipotiazine palmitate injection Green Plus

Pirfenidone Red Newcastle tertiary referral

Pixantrone Red

Plerixafor Red

Polihexanide Red P/F eye drops: 0.02% Eye drops: 0.06%

Ponatinib Red

Posaconazole Red

Poractant Alpha Red

Potassium acid phosphate Red Oral solution 1mmol/1ml, 100ml

Potassium ascorbate Red Eye drops

Potassium chloride Green Plus

Modified-release tablets: equivalent to potassium 8 mmol per tablet (Slow-K®)

Pramipexole Green Plus

Prasugrel Green Plus

Prednisolone 25mg tablets (high strength) Green Plus

Specialist use only

Prednisolone Green Plus

Eye drops: 1% (Pred Forte)

Prednisolone Injection 25mg/ml Green Plus

Deltastab

Pregabalin Green Plus

Prezista Red Tablets and oral suspension (darunavir)


Prilocaine hydrochloride Red

Prilocaine 2% hyperbaric solution Red

Primidone Green Plus

Probenecid Green Plus

Unlicensed

Procarbazine Red

Procyclidine Injection Red

Propofol Red

Propranolol 1mg/1ml ampoule Red Unlicensed

Protamine Red

Proterelin

Red For use in tertiary referral patients, unlicensed

Proxymetacaine hydrochloride Red Minims® eye drops

Pyrazinamide including 500mg in 5ml oral liquid

Green Plus

Pyridostigmine Green Plus

Pyridoxine Red Injection

Pyridoxine Green Plus

Tablets

Quetiapine Green Plus

Quinagolide Green Plus

Radium-223 dichloride Red

Ranibizumab Red

Ranolazine Green Plus

Rasagiline Green Plus

Rasburicase Red Commissioned by NHS England

Regorafenib Red

Remifentanil Red

Renavit Green Plus

Tablets

Reslizumab Red

Rezolsta Red Tablets (darunavir/cobicistat)

Retigabine Green Plus

Retrovir Red Capsules, oral solution and infusion (zidovudine)

Reyataz Red Capsules (atazanavir)

Ribavirin Red

Ribociclib Red

Rifaximin Green Plus

Rifampicin capsules, oral syrup Green Plus

Indication: TB

Rifampicin IV infusion Red


Rifampicin and isoniazid Green Plus

Rifampicin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide Green Plus

Riluzole Red

Risperidone (oral preparations and long acting injection)

Green Plus

Rituximab Red

Rivastigmine Green Plus

Rocuronium bromide Red

Roflumilast Green Plus

Romiplostim Red

Ropinirole Green Plus

Ropivacaine hydrochloride Red

Rotigotine Green Plus

Ruxolitinib Red

Sacubitril / valsartan Green Plus

Safinamide Green Plus

Changed from red 28.3.19

Sarilumab Red

Secukinumab Red

Selenium Red Injection: 100micrograms in 2ml

Sevelamer carbonate (Renvela) Green Plus

Sevelamer hydrochloride (Renagel) Green Plus

Sevoflurane Red

Sildenafil Tablets: 20mg, 25mg Oral suspension: 10mg/1ml

Red Indication: Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Sildenafil Liquid: 1mg/1ml

Red For paediatric/hospital use only

Simeprevir Red

Sirolimus Amber

Sodium aurothiomalate Amber

Sodium bicarbonate

Red Oral solution: 1mmol/1ml, 100ml

Sodium chloride eye drops Red Unit dose eye drops, Eye drops, Eye ointment, P/F eye drops

Sodium chloride

Red Oral solution: 1mmol/1ml, 100ml

Sodium citrate Red

Sodium Clodronate Green Plus

Sodium cromoglicate Green Plus

Eye drops (preservative free): 2%


Sodium fusidate Green Plus

Sodium hyaluronate pre-filled syringe Red Hyacyst 120

Sodium hyaluronate pre-filled syringe Red Prefilled syringe (Microvisc): 14mg/ml Prefilled siringe (Provisc): 10mg/ml Healon GV: 14mg/ml

Sodium nitroprusside Red Unlicensed

Sodium tetradecyl Red

Sodium Valproate Injection Red

Sodium Valproate – all other formulations Green Plus

Sofosbuvir Red

Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir Red Vosevi

Sofrafenib Red

Somatropin Red

Spironolactone 25mg & 100mg tablets Green Plus

Indication: Gender Dysphoria

Spironolactone 50mg tablets Green Plus

Indication: Hirsutism

Spironolactone 25mg/5ml suspension Green Plus

Specialist initiation/paediatric use only

Streptokinase Red

Streptomycin Injection Red Unlicensed

Streptozocin Red

Stribild Red Tablets (cobicstat/elvitegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir)

Strontium ranelate Green Plus

Sulfasalazine Amber For MSK indications

Sulfinpyrazone Green Plus

Unlicensed

Suboxone Green Plus

Sugammadex Red

Sunitinib Red

Sustiva Red Tablets and capsules (efavirenz)

Suxamethonium chloride Red

Syntometrine Red

Tacrolimus Amber Injection is red

Tadalafil Green Plus

For indications involving urinary retention or BPH

Talimogene Red

Tamoxifen Green Plus

Breast cancer

Tamoxifen Red Fertility indications

Tapentadol Green Plus

Tegafur with Uracil (Uftoral®) Red

Teicoplanin Red

Telaprevir Red




Telzir Red Tablets and oral solution (fosamprenavir)

Temocillin Red

Temozolomide Red

Tenecteplase Red

Tenofovir Red

Terbutaline Red For pre-term labor

Teriflunomide Red

Teriparatide Green Plus

Terlipressin Red

Testosterone Enantate Green Plus


Testosterone esters (Sustanon 250 ®) Green Plus


Testosterone Gel Green Plus


Testosterone undecanoate Green Plus


Tetrabenazine Green Plus

Tetracaine hydrochloride (amethocaine) Red Minims® eye drops

Tetracosactide Red

Thalidomide Red

Thiopental (Thiopentone) sodium Red

Thiotepa Red

Ticagrelor Green Plus

Tinanidine Green Plus

Tinidazole Green Plus

Tiopronin Red Unlicensed

Tigecycline Red

Tirofiban Red

Tivicay Red Tablets (dolutegravir)

Tivozanib Red

Tobramycin Red

Tocilizumab Red

Tofacitinib Red

Tolbutamide Green Plus

Tolcapone Amber

Tolvaptan Red

Topiramate Green Plus

Topotecan Red

Toujeo (high strength insulin glargine 300units/ml)

Green Plus

Trabectedin Red

Tramadol modified release Green Plus


Trametinib Red

Trastuzumab Red

Treosulfan Red

Tretinoin Red (Malignant disease and immunosuppression)

Triamcinolone/neomycin/gramicidin/nystatin (Kenacomb® Otic)

Green Plus

Trifluridine & tipiracil Red

Trifluorothymidine Red Preservative free eye drops: 1%

Triptorelin Green Plus

Indication: Precocious puberty

Triumeq Red Tablets (dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine)

Trizivir Red Tablets (lamivudine/abacavir/zidovudine)

Truvada Red Tablets (emtricitabine/tenofovir)

Tybost Red Tablets (cobicistat)

Ulipristal (Esmya®) Red (Red when used for symptoms of uterine fibroids as per MHRA guidance)

Ustekinumab Red

Urokinase Red

Valganciclovir Green Plus

Vancomycin capsules Green Plus

Vancomycin eye drops Red

Vancomycin injection Red

Vasopressin Red

Vecuronium bromide Red

Vedolizumab Red

Vemurafenib Red

Venetoclax Red

Venlafaxine Green Plus

Doses of more than 300mg are green plus

Verapamil Injection Red

Verteporfin Red

Videx Red Chewable tablets and E/C capsules (didanosine)

Viekirax Red (Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir)

Vinblastine Red

Vincristine Red

Vindesine Red

Vinorelbine Red

Viramune Red Oral suspension, MR tablets, tablets (nevirapine)

Viread Red Tablets (tenofovir disoproxil)

Vitekta Red Tablets (elvitegravir)

Vigabatrin Green Plus

Voriconazole Red

Zeffix Red Tablets (lamivudine)

Zerit Red Capsules and oral solution (stavudine)

Ziagen Red Tablets and oral solution (Abacavir)

https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/esmya-ulipristal-acetate---mhra-safety-alert/


Zinc acetate Red Capsules: 25mg

Zoledronic acid Red

Zonisamide Green Plus

Zuclopenthixol acetate injection Red

Zuclopenthixol decanoate injection Green Plus

Preparations used in radiology by City Hospitals Sunderland are red. A full list can be viewed via the online Sunderland joint formulary located here. Drugs used as part of CHS resuscitation trollies are red. A full list can be viewed via the online Sunderland joint formulary which is located here. Antidotes stocked by CHS are red. A full list can be viewed via the online Sunderland joint formulary which is located here. Please note, the drugs contained in each of these two categories (resuscitation trollies and antidotes) may have differing RAG status’ for other indications. Please refer to the Sunderland joint formulary website for more information.

http://www.formulary.sunderlandccg.nhs.uk/chaptersSubDetails.asp?FormularySectionID=17&SubSectionRef=17&SubSectionID=A100



http://www.formulary.sunderlandccg.nhs.uk/default.asp

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