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Prescribing guidance and pathways for healthcare professionals across NHS Central East ICB.
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Metolazone
Metolazone is a medicine used to help reduce fluid build-up caused by conditions such as heart failure and kidney disease. This page provides information on the safe use and monitoring of metolazone treatment.
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Midazolam (Buccal)
Buccal midazolam is a medicine used for the emergency treatment of prolonged or repeated seizures. This page provides information to support the safe prescribing of buccal midazolam, including appropriate use and prescribing considerations.
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Midodrine
Midodrine is a medicine used to treat low blood pressure associated with conditions such as orthostatic hypotension and neurocardiogenic syncope. This page provides information on the safe use and monitoring of midodrine treatment.
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Nintedanib
Nintedanib is a medicine used to help slow the progression of certain lung conditions, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. This page provides information on the safe use, monitoring and ongoing management of nintedanib treatment.
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Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutritional interventions play an important role in maintaining health and managing many medical conditions. This page provides information on nutritional support, specialist feeds, supplements and related prescribing.
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Opioids and Dependence Forming Medicines
Some medicines used to treat pain, anxiety, insomnia and other conditions can lead to dependence if used for prolonged periods. This page provides information on the safe use, review and deprescribing of dependence-forming medicines to support safe and effective patient care.
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Palliative and End of Life Care
Palliative and end of life care aims to improve quality of life for people with life-limiting illness and those important to them. This page provides information to support symptom management and medicines optimisation at the end of life.
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Patiromer calcium
Patiromer calcium is a medicine used to treat high potassium levels in people with chronic kidney disease, heart failure and certain other conditions. This page provides information on the safe use and monitoring of patiromer treatment.
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Penicillamine
Penicillamine is a medicine used in the treatment of Wilson's disease, a rare inherited condition that causes copper to build up in the body. This page provides information on the safe use, monitoring and ongoing management of penicillamine treatment.
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Pirfenidone
Pirfenidone is a medicine used to help slow the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a condition that causes scarring of the lungs. This page provides information on the safe use, monitoring and ongoing management of pirfenidone treatment.
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Prescribing Framework 2025 to 2026
The prescribing framework sets out the principles, governance arrangements and processes that support safe, effective and evidence-based prescribing. This page provides information on local prescribing expectations and decision-making arrangements.
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Riluzole
Riluzole is a medicine used in the treatment of motor neurone disease (MND), including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This page provides information on the safe use, monitoring and ongoing management of riluzole treatment.
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Scabies
Scabies is a skin infestation caused by tiny mites that can spread through close physical contact. This page provides information on the management of scabies in community, residential and care settings, including treatment options and measures to help prevent further spread.
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Sevelamer carbonate
Sevelamer carbonate is a medicine used to help lower phosphate levels in people with chronic kidney disease. This page provides information on the use and management of sevelamer carbonate as part of the treatment of phosphate imbalance associated with kidney disease.
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Shared Care Governance
Shared care arrangements support the safe transfer of prescribing and monitoring responsibilities between specialist and primary care services. This page provides information on the principles, governance and operational processes that underpin shared care.
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Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate is a medicine used to treat high potassium levels in people with chronic kidney disease, heart failure and certain other conditions. This page provides information on the safe use and monitoring of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate treatment
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Somatropin
Somatropin is a synthetic form of human growth hormone used to treat growth hormone deficiency and certain conditions associated with impaired growth. This page provides information on the prescribing, monitoring and shared-care management of somatropin therapy.
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Sucroferric oxyhydroxide
Sucroferric oxyhydroxide is a medicine used to help lower phosphate levels in people with advanced chronic kidney disease who require dialysis. This page provides information on the use and management of sucroferric oxyhydroxide as part of the treatment of phosphate imbalance associated with kidney disease.