Formulary Search Results for: CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D
9.5.1.1 Calcium supplements - View Category
9.5.1.3 Magnesium - View Category
Prescribing Notes:
It is important to establish the underlying cause of the hypomagnesaemia, rather than simply treating the deficiency.
9.5.2.2 Phosphate-binding agents - View Category
9.5.2.2 Phosphate-binding agents - View Category
9.6.5 Vitamin E - View Category
Restrictions:
Restricted to specialist initiation .
Prescribing Notes:
Alternative name is alpha tocopheryl acetate. Available as a 500mg/5ml suspension.
9.6.6 Vitamin K - View Category
Prescribing Notes:
Menadiol sodium phosphate - a water soluble oral preparation to prevent vitamin K deficiency in malabsorption syndromes. Contraindicated in late pregnancy. BNF link
Phytomenadione - used for the prophylaxis and treatment of vitamin K deficiency bleeding and for the reversal of the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. It is available as tablets and as injection. BNF link
8.1.2 Anthracyclines and other cytotoxic antibiotics - View Category
Restrictions:
Restricted to specialist use only. Use in the treatment of ovarian cancer is restricted to use in accordance with regional protocol. It is not approved for the treatment of HIV-related Kaposi’s sarcoma, metastatic breast cancer or second line treatment for progressive multiple myeloma.
8.1.2 Anthracyclines and other cytotoxic antibiotics - View Category
8.3.1 Oestrogens - View Category
8.3 Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease - View Category
Restrictions: The treatment of adults with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastases is restricted to specialist use in accordance with regional protocol (in development) when the service infrastructure is in place to support the safe delivery of this treatment.