Tablets:

GREEN - in Coastal West Sussex and Crawley, Horsham & Mid-Sussex.

PURPLE - in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex.

RED - in Crawley, Horsham & Mid-Sussex when used as an adjunct to desferrioxamine and metabolic disorders.

Effervescent Tablets:

GREEN - in Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex ONLY.

PURPLE - in East Sussex ONLY.

NOT COMMISSIONED -  in the rest of Sussex.

Maintenance - only to be prescribed in exceptional circumstances when patient is exempt from NHS self-care criteria

Vitamin D guideline adults

Vitamin D guideline children

Patient Information Leaflet for Vitamin D

SPS Safety considerations when using Vitamin D

Vitamin D guidelines management in adults

Capsules:

PURPLE - in Coastal West Sussex ONLY On Dietician recommendation. For the treatment of vitamin and mineral deficiency and as adjunct in synthetic diets in patients with swallowing difficulties.

PURPLE - for Refeeding syndrome - Use as per 10-day refeeding protocol (see Refeeding syndrome | Items agreed for prescribing to prevent or manage refeeding syndrome)  as per NICE CG32.

RED - for all other indications. 

Soluble Tablets:

PURPLE - for Refeeding syndrome ONLY - Use as per 10-day refeeding protocol (see Refeeding syndrome | Items agreed for prescribing to prevent or manage refeeding syndrome)  as per NICE CG32.

Forceval Junior Soluble Tablets:

PURPLE - in Coastal West Sussex ONLY On Dietician recommendation. For the treatment of vitamin and mineral deficiency and as adjunct in synthetic diets in patients with swallowing difficulties.

NOT COMMISSIONED - in the rest of Sussex.

For Refeeding syndrome - Use as per 10-day refeeding protocol (see Refeeding syndrome | Items agreed for prescribing to prevent or manage refeeding syndrome)  as per NICE CG32

Paediatric CF team recommendation only. 

Patient should be reviewed once they have reached adult age.

Paravit-Cf Vitamin levels and Dosages

Brighton APC minutes

1mg Capsules:

GREEN - in Coastal West Sussex ONLY.

PURPLE - in the rest of Sussex.

10mg Tablets (For prevention of vitamin K deficiency in malabsorption syndromes only):

GREEN - in East Sussex ONLY.

PURPLE - in Brighton and Hove ONLY.

NOT COMMISSIONED -  in the rest of Sussex.

Tablets:

GREEN - in Coastal West Sussex only.

PURPLE - in the rest of Sussex.

Tablets:

PURPLE - for Refeeding syndrome - Use as per 10-day refeeding protocol (see Refeeding syndrome | Items agreed for prescribing to prevent or manage refeeding syndrome)  as per NICE CG32.

GREEN - for all other indications.

Vitamin B compound strong:

PURPLE - for Refeeding syndrome - Use as per 10-day refeeding protocol (see Refeeding syndrome | Items agreed for prescribing to prevent or manage refeeding syndrome)  as per NICE CG32.

Restricted Item (GREEN) For all other indications