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

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy pathway

Labetalol

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

Methyldopa

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

For the treatment of hypertension in pregnancy only.

Methyldopa 125mg tablets

Pack
250 tablet
56 tablet

Methyldopa 250mg tablets

Pack
1000 tablet
60 tablet
500 tablet
56 tablet

Methyldopa 500mg tablets

Pack
56 tablet
30 tablet
500 tablet
60 tablet

Nifedipine

{ Value = NICE, Index = 0 } { Value = EMC, Index = 3 }
Prescribe slow release preparations by brand.
Modified release formulations may not be suitable for dose titration in hepatic disease.
Modified release nifedipine can be used in the management of hypertension in pregnancy

Nifedipine 10mg modified-release tablets

Pack
56 tablet

Nifedipine 20mg modified-release tablets

Pack
112 tablet
28 tablet
56 tablet
60 tablet
100 tablet
14 tablet

Nifedipine 30mg modified-release tablets

Pack
28 tablet
14 tablet

Nifedipine 40mg modified-release tablets

Pack
30 tablet

Nifedipine 60mg modified-release tablets

Pack
28 tablet

Nifedipine 10mg modified-release capsules

Pack
60 capsule

Nifedipine 20mg modified-release capsules

Pack
60 capsule

Nifedipine 30mg modified-release capsules

Pack
28 capsule

Nifedipine 60mg modified-release capsules

Pack
28 capsule