- Status:
- Red
- Decision Date:
- February 2022
Comments
RED: Treatment of smallpox, monkeypox and cowpox in adults
and children with body weight ≥13kg, and to treat complications due to
replication of vaccinia virus following vaccination against smallpox, in adults
and children with body weight ≥13kg. NHSE commissioned. (Decision date - February 2022)
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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