BNF:

8.1.5

Status:

Red

Decision Date:

January 2017

Comments

RED:

• NICE TA526 - for treating acute promyelocytic leukaemia.  (Decision date - July 2018).

Red Drug Classifications

• 1: Requiring specialist assessment to enable patient selection, initiation and ongoing treating
• 2: Requiring long term on-going monitoring of efficacy by a specialist and not suitable for shared care
• 3: Requiring long term on-going monitoring of toxicity by a specialist (either because of difficulty in recognising side effects or high cost of investigations to identify toxicity)
• 8. NHS England commissioned – to be used in line with NHSE commissioning intentions

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