6.3 Corticosteroid responsive conditions
Patients on long term corticosteroid treatment should carry a Steroid Treatment Card. For information on where to obtain cards see the BNF.
GREEN - for the suppression of inflammatory and allergic conditions.
PURPLE - for duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy in people up to 19 years.
Pack |
---|
60 tablet |
Palliative and end of life care (PEoLC)
NHS Sussex (ics.nhs.uk)
Pack |
---|
30 tablet |
50 tablet |
100 tablet |
500 tablet |
28 tablet |
Pack |
---|
50 tablet |
100 tablet |
500 tablet |
28 tablet |
Pack |
---|
1 ml |
Pack |
---|
5 ampoule |
10 ampoule |
Postural hypotension:
PURPLE - in all areas.
Mineralocorticoid replacement in adrenocortical insufficiency:
PURPLE - in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex.
GREEN - in West Sussex.
Patients on long term corticosteroid treatment should carry a Steroid Treatment Card. For information on where to obtain cards see the BNF.
Pack |
---|
56 tablet |
100 tablet |
30 tablet |
Solu-Cortef are branded options commissioned for prescribing.
Pack |
---|
30 tablet |
25 tablet |
Pack |
---|
30 tablet |
Pack |
---|
5 ampoule |
Pack |
---|
1 vial |
Pack |
---|
10 vial |
RED - East Sussex.
GREEN - Brighton & Hove.
NOT COMMISSIONED in Coastal West Sussex, Crawley,Horsham & Mid-Sussex.
Pack |
---|
1 vial |
Pack |
---|
1 vial |
Pack |
---|
1 vial |
10 vial |
2.5mg tablets - GREEN - For gastro-intestinal indications in Brighton and Hove ONLY (Not commissioned in other areas)
Pack |
---|
28 tablet |
1000 tablet |
500 tablet |
100 tablet |
2.5mg tablets only for gastro-intestinal indications in Brighton and Hove
Pack |
---|
30 tablet |
28 tablet |
Pack |
---|
28 tablet |
1000 tablet |
100 tablet |
30 tablet |
Pack |
---|
56 tablet |
Pack |
---|
30 tablet |
Pack |
---|
1 ml |
Pack |
---|
10 suppository |
1 suppository |
Pack |
---|
7 enema |
1 enema |