Medway Community Healthcare Medway NHS Trust Foundation Trust
Medway Clinical Commissioning Group Swale Clinical Commissioning Group

Do Not Prescribe

Drugs of Low Priority' not to be routinely prescribed on the NHS. 

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Items which should not  be prescribed in primary care

Aliskiren  
Bath and shower preparations for dry and pruritic skin conditions (updated 2023)  
Co-proxamol (updated 2023)  
Dosulepin (2017) Please deprescribe where possible and no new initiations
Doxazosin (prolonged release) (also known as doxazosin modified release) (2017)  
Glucosamine and chondroitin (2017)  
Herbal treatments and other natural products (updated 2023)  
Homeopathy (2017)  
Lutein and antioxidants (updated 2023)  
Minocycline for acne (2019)  
Omega-3 fatty acid compounds (excluding icosapent ethyl [Vazkepa®] )  (Updated 2023)  
Paracetamol and tramadol combination product (updated 2023)  
Perindopril arginine (2017)  
Rubefacients, benzydamine, mucopolysaccharide and cooling products (excluding topical NSAIDs* and capsaicin) (updated 2023) This does not include mouthwash and spray
Silk garments (2019)  
Travel vaccines (vaccines administered exclusively for the purposes of travel) (2017)  
Trimipramine (2017) Please deprescribe where possible and no new initiations
  • First Line Choice
  • On Formulary
  • Specialist Initiation Only
  • Hospital Only
  • KMPT Initiation Only
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