Information on this page is hosted on behalf of Tees Valley CCG and County Durham and Tees Valley Area Prescribing Committee (APC).
Repeat Prescription Ordering Systems (RPOS)
Link to resources for practices and pharmacies to support implementation
Tees Formulary/ Preferred Drugs List
- County Durham & Tees Valley Formulary (14343 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1935 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (251 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (231 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (827 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (868 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (680 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1691 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1869 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (1884 downloads)
Respiratory system
- Adult Asthma Inhaler Guide (15696 downloads)
- CD&TV COPD Treatment Guide (3636 downloads)
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1773 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide (1850 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (1314 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (794 downloads)
Central nervous system
- CD&TV APC Position Statement - Prescribing for Persistent Pain (161 downloads)
- CD&TV CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1740 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (517 downloads)
- First Generation Antipsychotic LAI shared care (68 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1983 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3846 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (859 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1237 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (2079 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (523 downloads)
- Tees Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (776 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (714 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (1327 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (3106 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (1183 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (3150 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (1276 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (3988 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (611 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (715 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (779 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1709 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (200 downloads)
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (171 downloads)
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- CD&TV Vitamins & Minerals Guidance (292 downloads)
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (2594 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1255 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (1356 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (1082 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (346 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (1046 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (886 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (627 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (489 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1477 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1213 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2477 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1096 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (731 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1664 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (903 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (1100 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (722 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (1542 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (1118 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (828 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1523 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (223 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1477 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (257 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (284 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (868 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (517 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1983 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1213 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (859 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2477 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1237 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1096 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (875 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (731 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (2079 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (200 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1664 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (714 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (182 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1255 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (1034 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1534 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1935 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (231 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1709 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (3039 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (784 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (886 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (231 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (3328 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (2686 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (1723 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (251 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets