Sussex Formulary

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

Preferences

  • First Line
  • Second Line
  • Third Line
  • No Preference

Chlorhexidine

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

RED - For Pre-Op MRSA Supression Therapy.

GREEN - For all other indications.

Chlorhexidine gluconate 4% solution

Pack
250 ml
500 ml
5000 ml
125 ml

Potassium permanganate

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

National Patient Safety Alert – Inadvertent oral administration of potassium permanganate

(NHS Safety link)

Only to be prescribed for a named patient by a specialist in dermatology, a clinician working under the guidance of a dermatologist, or a specialist tissue viability staff.

Potassium permanganate 0.01% topical solution

Pack
1 ml

Potassium permanganate 0.1% topical solution

Pack
100 ml
1 ml
500 ml

Potassium permanganate 1% topical solution

Pack
1 ml
200 ml

Potassium permanganate 15% topical solution

Pack
1 ml
500 ml

Potassium permanganate 400mg tablets for cutaneous solution

Pack
30 tablet

Potassium permanganate 5% topical solution

Pack
1 ml
100 ml

Povidone-Iodine

Over the Counter { Value = NICE, Index = 0 } { Value = EMC, Index = 3 }
Regular use of iodine compounds must be avoided on patients with thyroid disease or those receiving lithium therapy. It may also interfere with thyroid function tests

Povidone-Iodine 10% antiseptic solution

Pack
500 ml

Sodium chloride

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