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 |
Second line option for the management of proctitis in ulcerative colitis.
| Pack |
|---|
| 10 suppository |
| 1 suppository |
| Pack |
|---|
| 7 enema |
| 1 enema |