Information on this page is hosted on behalf of Hartlepool & Stockton-On-Tees CCG, South Tees CCG and Tees Medicines Governance Group (TMGG).
Tees Formulary/ Preferred Drugs List
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on OTC Prescribing (309 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (3222 downloads)
- Tees formulary (7681 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
- Azathioprine/ 6-Mercaptopurine (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (1141 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (293 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (401 downloads)
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (265 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (381 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (162 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (209 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (682 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (873 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (720 downloads)
Respiratory system
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (914 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (637 downloads)
- Tees Asthma Inhaler Choices (596 downloads)
- Tees COPD Management Guidelines (1830 downloads)
Central nervous system
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (395 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (48 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (351 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (600 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) - May 2016 Northern East Update (1618 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (162 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (590 downloads)
- North of England Cancer Network Palliative and End of Life Care Guidelines (1039 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Bulletin 149: Management of non-neuropathic pain (182 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1034 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (236 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1002 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (300 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (40 downloads)
- North East & Cumbria antimicrobial prescribing guideline for primary care (33772 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (489 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (729 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (483 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (1368 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (272 downloads)
- Tees Recommended Meters for Blood Glucose Testing (1202 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guideline (984 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria Feminising Hormones (357 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria Masculinising Hormones (231 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
- Azathioprine (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline (454 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (398 downloads)
- Methotrexate (neurology) shared care guideline (494 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (401 downloads)
- Tacrolimus (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (407 downloads)
Nutrition and blood
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (879 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (496 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (639 downloads)
- HAST Guidance for Monitoring and Treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency (1077 downloads)
- HaST pathway for review of patients on long-term vitamin B12 replacement (1034 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (302 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (37 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (502 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (325 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (137 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Dietary Advice to Help Improve Nutritional Intake (378 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (113 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (434 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes) (302 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (605 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (370 downloads)
- Denosumab (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (662 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (581 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (587 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1130 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (456 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (333 downloads)
- Sodium Aurothiomalate (Myocrisin) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (334 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (796 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- Azathioprine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (419 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (393 downloads)
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (427 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (589 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (342 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (331 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (475 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (209 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (557 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (375 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (839 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (395 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (419 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline (454 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (48 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (605 downloads)
- Azathioprine/ 6-Mercaptopurine (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (1141 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (393 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (398 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (370 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guideline (984 downloads)
- Denosumab (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (662 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (381 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (351 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (600 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (331 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (581 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (587 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (475 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (293 downloads)
- Methotrexate (neurology) shared care guideline (494 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1130 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (162 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (590 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (456 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (401 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (333 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1034 downloads)
- Sodium Aurothiomalate (Myocrisin) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (334 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (796 downloads)
- Tacrolimus (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (407 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (300 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- Community Pharmacy On Demand Access to Specialist Medication (ODASM): list of pharmacies providing the service (316 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (496 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (605 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (973 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (3222 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (1981 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (941 downloads)
- Guidance on Prescribing Stoma Appliances in General Practice (456 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (224 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (417 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (1981 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (1213 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Common medicines available to purchase over the counter (OTC) for minor illnesses and self-limiting conditions (104 downloads)
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over the Counter Summary (0 downloads)
- Self-Care and OTC Product Guidance (0 downloads)
The documents above are currently being updated and will be available shortly. Apologies for any inconvenience
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets