North East and North Cumbria
ICS Formulary
ICS Formulary
4 Central nervous system
04-02-03 Drugs used for mania and hypomania
Other anticonvulsant drugs are used in the management of bipolar disorders e.g. Lamotrigine for the depressive phase. Such use is ‘off-licence’.
| Risperidone (oral) |
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Formulary
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 MHRA Drug Safety Update (Nov 2013): Risperidone and paliperidone: risk of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in patients undergoing cataract surgery |
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| Olanzapine oral lyophilisate |
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Non Formulary
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Orodispersible tablets and orodispersable tablets sugar free remain on formulary and are more cost-effective. |
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Links
Lithium Shared Care Guideline- MHRA Drug Safety Alert (Feb 2015): Drugs and driving: blood concentration limits set for certain drugs
- MHRA Drug Safety Update (Nov 2013): Risperidone and paliperidone: risk of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in patients undergoing cataract surgery
- NENC Palliative and End of Life Care Symptom Control Guidelines
- NENC Patient Pathway including Shared Care Agreement: Valproate Pregnancy Programme
- NENC Patient Pathway including Shared Care Agreement: Valproate Pregnancy Programme
- NENC Shared Care Protocol - Lithium for adult patients within mental health services
- NENC Shared Care Protocol - Lithium for adult patients within mental health services
- NICE CG103: Delirium
- NICE CG178: Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management
- NICE CG185: Bipolar disorder: assessment and management
- NICE NG62: Cerebral palsy in under 25s: assessment and management
- TEWV - Medicines Optimisation – Interactive Guide
- TEWV Guidelines
- TEWV Safe Transfer of Prescribing Guidance
- TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
- TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
- Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials
- Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials