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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