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9.2.1.1 Oral potassium - View Category

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SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE (LOKELMA)

Restrictions:

Restricted to specialist use in the emergency care setting for the treatment of acute, life-threatening hyperkalaemia alongside standard care.

Prescribing Notes:

Please refer to section 7.5.3 for treatment of hyperkalaemia in chronic kidney disease.

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7.5.3 Cation exchange compound - View Category

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SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE (LOKELMA)

Restrictions:

Restricted to specialist initiation in patients with hyperkalaemia (serum potassium >6.0mmol/L) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b to 5 and/or heart failure who would otherwise need to down-titrate or discontinue their renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) therapy to maintain a clinically acceptable serum potassium level. 

Prescribing Notes:

Please refer to section 9.2.1.1 for treatment of acute, life-threatening hyperkalaemia.

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9.2.1.1 Oral potassium - View Category

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SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE (LOKELMA) (oral suspension)

Restrictions:

Restricted to specialist initiation in patients with hyperkalaemia (serum potassium >6.0mmol/L) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b to 5 and/or heart failure who would otherwise need to down-titrate or discontinue their renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) therapy to maintain a clinically acceptable serum potassium level. 

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1.6.2 Stimulant laxatives - View Category

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DOCUSATE SODIUM

1.6.5 Bowel cleansing preparations - View Category

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SODIUM PICOSULFATE (PICOLAX) (SACHETS)

12.3.1 Drugs for oral ulceration and inflammation - View Category

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BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE (BETNESOL) (Soluble tablets)

Restrictions:

Restricted to use only for oral ulceration

Prescribing Notes:

This is an unlicensed use of betamethasone soluble tablets.  The tablets should be dissolved in around 20 ml of water to create a mouthwash, then rinsed around the mouth and not to be swallowed.  See BNF for further detail.

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12.3.4 Mouthwashes, gargles, and dentifrices - View Category

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SODIUM CHLORIDE

11.4.1 Eye-corticosteroids - View Category

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PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE (eye drops)

Restrictions:

Restricted to specialist initiation.

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9.1.1.1 Oral iron - View Category

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SODIUM FEREDETATE (LIQUID)

Prescribing Notes:

Liquid preparation previously known as sodium ironedetate.

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9.2.1.2 Oral sodium and water - View Category

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SODIUM CHLORIDE

Restrictions:

Restricted to specialist initiation.

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