BNF:

10.1.1

Status:

Do Not Prescribe (DNP)

Decision Date:

December 2017

Comments

DO NOT PRESCRIBE (DNP): not recommended/commissioned for use in patients with dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia.

Do Not Prescribe (DNP) Drug Classifications

• 1: Are classified by the BNF as 'less suitable for prescribing', and includes anti-malarials (where a private prescription may be provided). Have a lack of data on effectiveness compared with standard therapy
• 3: Have known increase in risk of adverse events compared with standard therapy
• 5: Less cost-effective than current standard therapy

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