nhs forth valley formulary 11 - Community Pharmacy

Forth Valley Formulary Eleventh Edition 2012/13Chapter/Section/Drug Primary Care AcuteCHPsMentalHealthSpecialtiesServices10.2 Drugs used for neuromuscular disorders10.2.1 Drugs which enhance neuromuscular transmissionNeostigmine Distigmine (see section 7.4.1) Edrophonium chloride Pyridostigmine bromide 10.2.2 Skeletal muscle relaxantsBaclofen Dantrolene Diazepam (short term use) Quinine Sulphate (300mg) 10.3 Drugs for the relief of soft-tissue inflammationHyaluronidasePiroxicam GelAlgesal®11 Eye11.3 Anti-infective eye preparations11.3.1 AntibacterialsChloramphenicol Comment Chloramphenicol eye drops are well tolerated and the recommendation that they shouldbe avoided because of increased risk of aplastic anaemia is not well founded.Fusidic acid Gentamicin Ofloxacin Levofloxacin (drops and preservative free)Brolene® & ChlorhexidineOphthalmologist use only(for acanthamoeba)11.3.3 AntiviralsAciclovir (on advice from secondary care)11.4 Corticosteroids and other anti-infalmmatory preparations11.4.1 CorticosteroidsComment Ophthalmologist recommendations - GPs should not initiate corticosteroids without advice.Betamethasone (Betnesol® Drops & Oint, Betnesol-N® Drops)Dexamethasone (Maxidex® Drops & Maxitrol® Oint.)Dexamethasone Minims®Ophthalmologist use onlyFluorometholoneOphthalmologist use onlyPrednisolone (Minims®) Prednisolone 0.1% & 0.03%Ophthalmologist use onlyRimexoloneDexamethasone (Ozudrex®)Ophthalmologist use onlyPage 38