RED: Use as an add-on to standard therapy for the treatment of adults
with generalised myasthenia gravis who are anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody
positive. NHSE commissioned.
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