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Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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 Formulary Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal and joint diseases - Full Chapter
10.01.04  Expand sub section  Gout and cytotoxic-induced hyperuricaemia
10.01.04  Expand sub section  Acute attacks of gout
10.01.04  Expand sub section  Long-term control of gout
Allopurinol tabs
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Febuxostat tabs
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Link  MHRA Jun 2012: Febuxostat (Adenuric): stop treatment if signs or symptoms of serious hypersensitivity
Link  NICE TA164: Hyperuricaemia - febuxostat
   
Sulfinpyrazone tabs
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10.01.04  Expand sub section  Hyperuricaemia associated with cytotoxic drugs
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SMC
 Scottish Medicines Consortium
Cytotoxic Drug
 Cytotoxic Drug
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High Cost Medicine
 High Cost Medicine
Cancer Drugs Fund
 Cancer Drugs Fund
NHSE
 NHS England
Homecare
 Homecare
CCG
 CCG

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Status Description

Red

 Specialist or hospital prescribing only. The responsibility for prescribing, monitoring, dose adjustment and review should remain with the specialist or hospital. In very exceptional circumstances a specialist may discuss individual patient need for a RED drug to be prescribed by a GP and the GP should consider informing the Medicines Management team before a decision is made to prescribe for individual patients.   

Amber 1

 Treatment can be initiated in primary care after a recommendation from an appropriate specialist  

Amber 2

 Specialist initiation followed by maintenance prescribing in primary care  

Amber 3

 Specialist initiation with ongoing monitoring required. After dose stabilisation GPs can be requested to take over prescribing responsibilities using the approved APC shared care documentation  

Green

 Specialist and non-specialist initiation  

Grey

 Not recommended for prescribing  

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