Sussex Formulary
  • About The Formulary
  • Using The Formulary
  • Therapeutic Sections
    • 1 Gastro-intestinal system
    • 2 Cardiovascular system
    • 3 Respiratory system
    • 4 Nervous system
    • 5 Infection
    • 6 Endocrine system
    • 7 Genito-urinary system
    • 8 Immune system & malignant disease
    • 9 Blood and nutrition
    • 10 Musculoskeletal system
    • 11 Eye
    • 12 Ear, nose and oropharynx
    • 13 Skin
    • 14 Vaccines
    • 15 Anaesthesia
    • 16 Emergency treatment of poisoning
    • 17 Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum
    • Appendix 1 - Borderline substances
    • Appendix 2 - Wound management products and elasticated garments
    • Appendix 3 - Continence
    • Appendix 4 - Palliative care
  • Drug Index
  • Antimicrobial Guidance
  • Shared Care Protocols
    • Sussex-wide protocols
    • Brighton & Hove protocols
    • East Sussex protocols
    • West Sussex protocols
  • Position statements
  • Not Recommended Items
  • APC Summaries
    • 2025
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    • 2023
  • APC Minutes
    • 2021
    • 2022
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    • 2024
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  • Discontinuations
  • Contact us
  • About The Formulary
  • Using The Formulary
  • Therapeutic Sections
    • 1 Gastro-intestinal system
    • 2 Cardiovascular system
    • 3 Respiratory system
    • 4 Nervous system
    • 5 Infection
    • 6 Endocrine system
    • 7 Genito-urinary system
    • 8 Immune system & malignant disease
    • 9 Blood and nutrition
    • 10 Musculoskeletal system
    • 11 Eye
    • 12 Ear, nose and oropharynx
      • Ear
      • 12.1 Otitis externa
      • 12.2 Otitis media
      • 12.3 Removal of earwax
      • Nose
      • 12.4 Nasal congestion
      • 12.5 Nasal infection
      • 12.6 Nasal inflammation, nasal polyps and rhinitis
      • Oropharynx
      • 12.7 Dry mouth
      • 12.8 Oral hygiene
      • 12.9 Oral ulceration and inflammation
      • 12.10 Oropharyngeal bacterial infections
      • 12.11 Oropharyngeal fungal infections
      • 12.12 Oropharyngeal viral infections
      • 12.13 Other Ear, nose and oropharynx items
    • 13 Skin
    • 14 Vaccines
    • 15 Anaesthesia
    • 16 Emergency treatment of poisoning
    • 17 Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum
    • Appendix 1 - Borderline substances
    • Appendix 2 - Wound management products and elasticated garments
    • Appendix 3 - Continence
    • Appendix 4 - Palliative care
  • Drug Index
  • Antimicrobial Guidance
  • Shared Care Protocols
  • Position statements
  • Not Recommended Items
  • APC Summaries
  • APC Minutes
  • Discontinuations
  • Contact us
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Drug Status Key

  • Non-Specialist Drugs
  • Specialist recommendation (or initiation where noted)
  • Specialist Initiation WITH Shared Care Guidelines
  • Specialist ONLY Drugs
  • Mixed Status - See individual drug entries for more details

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Bismuth subnitrate + Iodoform

{ Value = NICE, Index = 0 } { Value = EMC, Index = 3 }

Commissioned for use within Brighton and Hove only at this time.

Bismuth subnitrate 20% / Iodoform 40% paste impregnated gauze dressing 1.25cm x 100cm

Pack
1 dressing
10 dressing

Bismuth subnitrate 20% / Iodoform 40% paste impregnated gauze dressing 1.25cm x 200cm

Pack
1 dressing
5 dressing

Bismuth subnitrate 20% / Iodoform 40% paste impregnated gauze dressing 1.25cm x 300cm

Pack
1 dressing
5 dressing

Bismuth subnitrate 20% / Iodoform 40% paste impregnated gauze dressing 2.5cm x 100cm

Pack
1 dressing
10 dressing

Bismuth subnitrate 20% / Iodoform 40% paste impregnated gauze dressing 2.5cm x 200cm

Pack
1 dressing
5 dressing

Bismuth subnitrate 20% / Iodoform 40% paste impregnated gauze dressing 2.5cm x 300cm

Pack
1 dressing
5 dressing

Carmellose/Orabase

Over the Counter { Value = NICE, Index = 0 } { Value = EMC, Index = 3 }

Carmellose gelatin paste

Pack
30 gram
100 gram

Cochlear implant systems

{ Value = NICE, Index = 0 } { Value = EMC, Index = 3 }

Commissioned by NHS England as per NICE TA566.

Various devices.

 

Octenisan

{ Value = NICE, Index = 0 } { Value = EMC, Index = 3 }

MRSA decolonisation pre-op only

Generic Octenisan nasal gel

Pack
5 ml

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