- BNF:
- 4.8.1
- Status:
- Red, Amber
- Decision Date:
- August 2013
Comments
AMBER: 1,2,5 Children- shared care for treating epilepsy in children under the care of a UHDB specialist. (Decision date - February 2015)
RED:1 Adult- JAPC advises that request for these drugs from tertiary centres should be in line with the host area prescribing committee’s decision.
Red Drug Classifications
- 1: Requiring specialist assessment to enable patient selection, initiation and ongoing treating
Amber Drug Classifications
- 1: Requiring specialist assessment to enable patient selection and initiation of treatment
- 2: Requiring short or medium term (e.g. 3-6 months) specialist monitoring of efficacy or until the patient is stable
- 5: Requires specific long term monitoring for toxicity needing on-going specialist support
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