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

6.9.2 Hypothyroidism

Levothyroxine

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

Liothyronine

{ Value = Shared Care, Index = 4 } { Value = NICE, Index = 0 } { Value = EMC, Index = 3 }

Treatment of hypothyroidism in select cohort of adults:

AMBER - Across Sussex. (capsules & tablets) must ONLY be initiated by an NHS endocrinologist 

 

Resistant Severe Depression in Adults (off-label):

RED - Crawley, Horsham & Mid-Sussex. (tablets only)

AMBER - Coastal West Sussex. (tablets only)

NON-FORMULARY - East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Liothyronine 5microgram tablets

Pack
1 tablet
100 tablet
28 tablet

Liothyronine 20microgram tablets

Pack
100 tablet
28 tablet

Liothyronine 20microgram powder for solution for injection vials

Pack
5 vial

Liothyronine 5microgram capsules

Pack
28 capsule (2 x 14 capsules)

Liothyronine 10microgram capsules

Pack
28 capsule (2 x 14 capsules)

Liothyronine 20microgram capsules

Pack
28 capsule (2 x 14 capsules)