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
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
- Azathioprine/ 6-Mercaptopurine (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (915 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (195 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (306 downloads)
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (180 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (302 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (86 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (128 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (613 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (712 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (571 downloads)
Respiratory system
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (754 downloads)
- Hayfever Prescribing Guidelines (1036 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (514 downloads)
- Tees Asthma Inhaler Choices (88 downloads)
- Tees COPD Management Guidelines (1401 downloads)
Central nervous system
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (294 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (279 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (300 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) - May 2016 Northern East Update (681 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (86 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (442 downloads)
- North of England Cancer Network Palliative and End of Life Care Guidelines (871 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Bulletin 149: Management of non-neuropathic pain (137 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (913 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (191 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (922 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (247 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- HaST care home guidance for the prevention, early recognition, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in care home residents (362 downloads)
- North East & Cumbria antimicrobial prescribing guideline for primary care (24033 downloads)
- Quick Reference Guide to Common Infections in Primary Care (5102 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (412 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (572 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (355 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (1095 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (221 downloads)
- Tees Recommended Meters for Blood Glucose Testing (970 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guideline (853 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria Feminising Hormones (220 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria Masculinising Hormones (144 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
- Azathioprine (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline (365 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (307 downloads)
- Methotrexate (neurology) shared care guideline (404 downloads)
- Mycophenolate (Myfortic) (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (347 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (306 downloads)
- Tacrolimus (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (305 downloads)
Nutrition and blood
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (415 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (346 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (478 downloads)
- HAST Guidance for Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (367 downloads)
- HAST Guidance for Management of Undernutrition for Adults within the Nursing/ Care Home Setting (247 downloads)
- HAST Guidance for Monitoring and Treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency (872 downloads)
- HaST pathway for review of patients on long-term vitamin B12 replacement (919 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (146 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (28 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Dietary Advice to Help Improve Nutritional Intake (280 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (47 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (331 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes) (241 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (469 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (282 downloads)
- Denosumab (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (529 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (433 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (468 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (880 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (317 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (252 downloads)
- Sodium Aurothiomalate (Myocrisin) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (240 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (625 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- Azathioprine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (318 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (310 downloads)
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (345 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (484 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (272 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (254 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (383 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (129 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (449 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (304 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (683 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (294 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (318 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline (365 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (237 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (469 downloads)
- Azathioprine/ 6-Mercaptopurine (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (915 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (310 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (307 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (282 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guideline (853 downloads)
- Denosumab (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (529 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (302 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (279 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (300 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (254 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (433 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (468 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (383 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (195 downloads)
- Methotrexate (neurology) shared care guideline (404 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (880 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (86 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (442 downloads)
- Mycophenolate (Myfortic) (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (347 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (317 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (306 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (252 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (913 downloads)
- Sodium Aurothiomalate (Myocrisin) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (240 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (625 downloads)
- Tacrolimus (Nephrology) Shared Care Guideline *Caution please be advised the section regarding immunisations is currently under review please refer to the green book* (305 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (247 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- Community Pharmacy On Demand Access to Specialist Medication (ODASM): list of pharmacies providing the service (259 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance for Care Homes: Online Log of Responsibilities (HaST only) (91 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance for Care Homes: Online Ordering Care Home/Practice Agreement (HaST only) (81 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance for Covert Administration of Medication (315 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (346 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (518 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (845 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (2423 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (1559 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (733 downloads)
- Guidance on Prescribing Stoma Appliances in General Practice (331 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (157 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (352 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (1559 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (1008 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over the Counter Summary (901 downloads)
- Self-Care and OTC Product Guidance (2286 downloads)
Local decision making
- HaST CCG Formulary Adherence Checklist for NICE Technology Appraisals (214 downloads)
- South Tees CCG Formulary Adherence Checklist for NICE Technology Appraisals (153 downloads)
Patient information leaflets