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 Formulary Chapter 6: Endocrine system - Full Chapter
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06.01.06  Expand sub section  Diagnostic and monitoring agents for diabetes mellitus
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (Dexcom One Sensor ®)
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Specialist advice

In line with NHSE criteria, see annex A in the following link: https://www.blackcountryformulary.nhs.uk/docs/files/National-arrangements-for-funding-of-relevant-diabetes-patients-June-2020-Updated-final.pdf

 

 
Link  Flash Glucose Monitoring: National Arrangements for Funding of Relevant Diabetes Patients
 
Glucose interstitial fluid detection sensors (FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensor ® )
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Green in Type I Diabetes

Amber Recommendedin Type II Diabetes in line with RMOC criteria

 
 
Ketones Test Strips (FreeStyle Optium beta-ketone testing strips®)
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  • FreeStyle Optium beta-ketone testing strips
 
 
Ketones Test Strips (Glucofix Tech beta-ketone Sensor testing strips ®)
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All settings
 
 
Ketones Test Strips (KetoSens testing strips ®)
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All settings
  • KetoSens testing strips
 
 
Urinalysis Glucose strips Medi-Test Glucose®
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All settings
 
 
Urinalysis test strips Diastix®
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All settings
 
 
Urine Protein strips  (Albustix®)
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Black in Primary Care

Secondary care to discuss with Pathology

 
 
Urine Protein strips Medi Test Protein 2®
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All settings
 
 
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose monitoring
Test strips
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All settings

  BRANDS-Use in line with local guidance

  • CareSens PRO testing strips
  • Contour Next testing strips
  • Contour Plus testing strips
  • Instant testing strips
  • TEE2 testing strips
  • WaveSense JAZZ Duo testing strips
  • WaveSense JAZZ testing strips
 
 
Test strips
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Specialist advice

   BRANDS

  • Aviva testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium testing strips
  • On Call Extra testing strips
 
 
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Urinalysis
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Oral glucose tolerance test
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for adults with type 2 diabetes to top
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for children and adults with type 1 diabetes
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for patients on continuous insulin infusion pump
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Blood glucose meters for patients with dexterity problems
06.01.06  Expand sub section  Talking blood glucose meters
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 Non Formulary Items
Combination test strips

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Non Formulary
Do not prescribe
Glucose

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Non Formulary
Do not prescribe
  • Clinistix
  • Clinitest
  • Diabur-Test 5000
  • Diastix
  • Diastix testing strips
  • Element testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • Finetest Lite testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • Medi-Test Glucose testing strips urine glucose testing strips
  • MediSense SoftSense testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • MediTouch 2 testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • MediTouch testing strips blood glucose testing strips
  • Mendor Discreet testing strips blood glucose testing strips
Ketones test strips

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Non Formulary
Do not prescribe
  • 4SURE beta-ketone testing strips
  • Fora Advanced pro GD40 Ketone testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium H beta-ketone testing strips
  • FreeStyle Precision Pro beta-ketone testing strips
  • GlucoMen areo Ketone Sensor testing strips
  • GlucoRx HCT Ketone testing strips
  • Ketur Test
  • StatStrip beta-ketone testing strips
  • Xceed Precision Pro beta-ketone testing strips
Protein test strips  (Medi-Test Protein 2 ®)

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Non Formulary

Black in Primary care,

Secondary care to discuss with pathology

Test Strips

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Non Formulary
Do not prescribe

    BRANDS

  • 4SURE testing strips
  • Accu-Chek Inform II testing strips
  • Active testing strips
  • Advocate Redi-Code+ testing strips
  • AutoSense testing strips
  • BGStar testing strips
  • Betachek C50 cassette
  • Betachek G5 testing strips
  • Betachek Visual testing strips
  • Breeze 2 testing discs
  • CareSens N testing strips
  • Contour TS testing strips
  • Contour testing strips
  • Dario Lite testing strips
  • Dario testing strips
  • Element testing strips
  • Finetest Lite testing strips
  • Fora Advanced pro GD40 testing strips
  • FreeStyle Lite testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium H testing strips
  • FreeStyle Optium Neo H testing strips
  • FreeStyle Precision Pro testing strips
  • FreeStyle testing strips
  • GluNEO testing strips
  • GlucoDock testing strips
  • GlucoLab testing strips
  • GlucoRx GO Professional testing strips
  • GlucoRx GO testing strips
  • GlucoRx HCT Glucose testing strips
  • GlucoRx Nexus testing strips
  • GlucoRx Q testing strips
  • GlucoRx Vivid testing strips
  • GlucoZen.auto testing strips
  • Glucofix Tech Sensor testing strips
  • Glucoflex-R testing strips
  • Guide testing strips
  • Kinetik Wellbeing testing strips
  • MODZ testing strips
  • MediSense SoftSense testing strips
  • MediTouch 2 testing strips
  • MediTouch testing strips
  • Mendor Discreet testing strips
  • Microdot Max testing strips
  • Microdot+ testing strips
  • Myglucohealth testing strips
  • Mylife Aveo testing strips
  • Mylife Pura testing strips
  • Mylife Unio testing strips
  • OKmeter Core testing strips
  • Oh'Care Lite testing strips
  • On Call Sure testing strips
  • On-Call Advanced testing strips
  • OneTouch Select Plus testing strips
  • OneTouch Verio testing strips
  • Performa testing strips
  • SD CodeFree testing strips
  • SURESIGN Resure testing strips
  • Sensocard testing strips
  • StatStrip testing strips
  • TRUEyou testing strips
  • True Metrix testing strips
  • VivaChek Ino testing strips
  • Xceed Precision Pro testing strips
  • palmdoc iCare Advanced Solo testing strips
  • palmdoc iCare Advanced testing strips
  • palmdoc testing strips
Urinalysis  (Clinitest®)

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Non Formulary

BlackBlack in Primary care

Secondary care to discuss with pathology

Urinalysis test strips glucose Mission Glucose®

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Non Formulary
Urine Ketone Testing strips

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Non Formulary
Do not prescribe

   BRANDS

Black in Primary Care, secondary care to discuss with pathology

  • GlucoRx KetoRx Sticks 2GK testing strips
  • Ketostix testing strips
Urine Protein Testing Strips

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Non Formulary
Do not prescribe

 Black in Primary Care, secondary care to discuss with pathology

  
Key
Restricted Drug Restricted Drug
Unlicensed Drug Unlicensed
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Link to adult BNF
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Link to children's BNF
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Link to SPCs
Cytotoxic Drug
Cytotoxic Drug
CD
Controlled Drug
High Cost Medicine
High Cost Medicine
Cancer Drugs Fund
Cancer Drugs Fund
NHSE
NHS England
Homecare
Homecare
ICB
ICB
Green Low Carbon

Low carbon footprint

Amber Medium Carbon

Medium carbon footprint

Red High carbon footprint

High carbon footprint

Status Description

All settings

All Settings
Suitable for initiation, ongoing prescribing, and discontinuation in both primary and secondary care settings. They are generally familiar, frequently used therapies that can be started within their licensed indications without specialist oversight.  

Specialist only

Specialist only
Designated for initiation, ongoing prescribing, monitoring, exclusively by a specialists either in a hospital or as part of a specialist service (to note this could be in a non-hospital setting). Primary care should neither start nor continue these treatments except as part of a specialist service. A specialist could be either a medical or non-medical prescriber.  

Specialist advice

Specialist advice
Prescribers in primary care should seek advice and a recommendation from a specialists prior to initiating a medicine. Once agreed with a specialist, medicines can be initiated, prescribed and monitored in primary care without a formal shared-care agreement.   

Specialist initiation

Specialist initiation
Medicines in this category require a specialist to start therapy, titrate dosage, and assess initial efficacy or tolerability. Once stabilised, prescribing responsibility may transfer to primary care without the need for a formal shared-care agreement.  

Shared care agreement

Shared care agreement
Prescribing responsibility can be shared across health settings and between specialists and GPs only when formal shared care arrangement has been made. For example, there may be extensive and complex monitoring requirements or significant safety concerns (note would need a national policy on this to define the criteria for requiring a formal SCA), this will be produced once nationally.  

Do not prescribe

Do not prescribe
Not approved for routine prescribing in primary or secondary care. For example, because they are agents classified in the BNF as “not NHS” or “Drugs of Low Clinical Value”, or they are products on NICE’s “do not do” list or NHS England’s “should not routinely prescribe” list.  

Self Care

Self Care
Not for routine prescribed in primary or secondary care unless as part of care for a long term condition. Instead, patients should be encouraged to self care with support from community pharmacy.   

Green

Medicines which are suitable for initiation and maintenance prescribing by primary and secondary care clinicians. These medicines should be initiated and prescribed within their licensed indications  

Amber Initiation

Amber Specialist Initiation: Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by Specialists and transfer to Primary Care prescribing when appropriate. This may be supported by a RICaD, annotated within the formulary entry.  

Amber SC

Amber Shared Care: Initiation and maintenance of prescribing by Specialists and transfer to Primary Care prescribing, in accordance with an ESCA, annotated within the formulary entry.  

Amber Recommended

Amber Specialist Recommendation: Initiation and maintenance of prescribing in Primary Care following recommendation from a specialist.  

Red

Medicines for initiation and maintenance prescribing by Specialists (hospital or GPs with Special Interest) only  

Grey

Positive NICE TA and /or awaiting local clarification on place in therapy; Please contact your Medicines Optimisation team for more information.  

Black

Non-formulary Medicines which APC/Trust DTC has actively reviewed and do not recommend for use.  

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