Source: HVCCG Adult Palliative Care
The Herts Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) would like to inform care providers of the local enhanced service for immediate access to specialist drugs that would not ordinarily be kept in stock, but may be required in emergency situations. This includes palliative care, bacterial meningitis prophylaxis and Tamiflu®. The main aim of the scheme is to enable palliative care patients to get quicker access to palliative care and end of life care drugs. Seven pharmacy contractors across West Hertfordshire provide this local enhanced service.
List of Specialist Medicines and Quantities for Community Pharmacies to Stock
- Ciprofloxacin Suspension 250mg/5ml (2x100mls)
- Tamiflu 30mg and 75mg – 3 boxes of 10 capsules of both strengths
- Palliative Care Scheme – medicines listed below
- Cyclizine injection 50mg/1ml – Minimum quantity 10 ampoules
- Dexamethasone injection 3.3mg/1ml – Minimum quantity 5 ampoules
- Diazepam rectal tubes 5mg/2.5ml – Minimum quantity 5 tubes
- Diclofenac injection 75mg/3ml -Minimum quantity 10 ampoules
- Diclofenac suppositories 100mg – Minimum quantity 10 suppositories
- Glycopyrronium injection 200mcg/1ml – Minimum quantity 10 ampoules
- Haloperidol injection 5mg/1ml – Minimum quantity 5 ampoules
- Hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan®) injection 20mg/1ml – Minimum quantity 10 ampoules
- Levomepromazine Injection 25mg/1ml – Minimum quantity 10 ampoules
- Lorazepam (GENUS brand)* tablets 1mg – Minimum quantity 28 tablets
- Metoclopramide tablets 10mg – Minimum quantity 28 tablets
- Metoclopramide injection 10mg/2ml – Minimum quantity 20 ampoules
- Morphine Sulphate (Oramorph®) Solution 10mg/5ml – Minimum quantity 4 x 100mls
- Water for injection 10ml – Minimum quantity 4 x 10
- Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection – Minimum quantity 4 x 10ml
GENUS brand to be specified as known to dissolve sublingually