County Durham & Tees Valley Formulary

Chapters

Legend

Green Drug - Can be initiated and prescribed in all care settings.
Green Alternative - Second line / alternative green drug
Green+ drug - Specialist initiation / recommendation.
Amber drug - Specialist drugs suitable for transfer under shared care protocols.
Red drug - "Specialist only" drugs (not for transfer).
Not Approved - Drugs that are not approved for prescribing.
Not Reviewed - Drugs that haven’t been reviewed yet and should not normally be prescribed
Unclassed Drug - approved but no traffic light status (mainly antibiotics)
Grey Drug

Name

Number of drugs

Green

555

Red

759

Grey

Not Approved

125

Green (Alternative)

163

Green+

222

Amber

Not Reviewed