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Last edited [18/01/2024 15:00:32]
Cornwall
antimicrobial prescribing guidelines January 2024
Cornwall Clostridioides
difficile guidance
RCHT Adult
An
timicro
bial
Guide
Cornwall AcuteGP Website
-
Infecti
o
n
s
Section
NICE Guidance (BNF Chapter Level) for - Infections
13/05/2020
NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines
13/05/2020
NICE COVID19 Products
21/06/2022
NG221 Reducing sexually transmitted infections
23/02/2023
Urinary tract infections in adults QS90
16/08/2023
Casirivimab plus imdevimab, nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sotrovimab and tocilizumab for treating COVID-19 NICE TA878
Other Links (BNF Chapter Level) for - Infections
13/05/2020
Cornwall AcuteGP Website - Infections Section
Important Local Documents (BNF Chapter Level) for - Infections
14/02/2022
Cornwall Clostridioides difficile guidance
18/01/2024
Cornwall antimicrobial prescribing guidelines January 2024
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Antibiotics
Name
Tariff
BNF Sub Paragraph
PF-07321332 / Ritonavir (Paxlovid)
150 mg PF-07321332 / Ritonavir 100mg tablets No price on DM D as of 4/3/2022 Pack of 30
£0.01
Coronavirus
Available to order Free of Charge from Alliance Healthcare 2023/2024
Azithromycin Tablet
250 mg tab Pack of 4
£0.95
Macrolides
Azithromycin Tablet
500 mg tab Pack of 3
£0.98
Macrolides
Metronidazole
400 mg tab Pack of 21
£1.03
Metronidazole, Tinidazole & Ornidazole
Primary Care - Gastro-intestinal Infections
Doxycycline
100 mg caps Pack of 8
£1.04
Tetracyclines
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Primary Care - Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Azithromycin Caps
250 mg cap Pack of 6
£1.10
Macrolides
Amoxicillin Cap (Amoxycillin)
250 mg cap Pack of 21
£1.30
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Mebendazole (Vermox)
100 mg tab Pack of 6
£1.34
Drugs For Threadworms
Aciclovir Tabs
200 mg tab Pack of 25
£1.37
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Doxycycline
50 mg caps Pack of 28
£1.47
Tetracyclines
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Mebendazole Suspn (Vermox Suspn)
100 mg/5mls Pack of 30
£1.55
Drugs For Threadworms
Amoxicillin Cap (Amoxycillin)
500 mg cap Pack of 21
£1.57
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Primary Care - Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Amoxicillin Suspension (amoxycillin)
125 mg / 5ml Pack of 100
£1.65
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Nystatin Oral Suspension (Nystan)
100000 units/ml 30 ml unit Pack of 1
£1.80
Antifungal Drugs
Oropharyngeal Anti-Infective Drugs
Aciclovir Dispersible
200 mg Disp tab Pack of 25
£1.81
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Erythromycin Tablets
250 mg tab Pack of 28
£1.87
Macrolides
Amoxicillin Suspension (amoxycillin)
250 mg / 5ml Pack of 100
£1.88
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Co-amoxiclav suspension
250 /62 per 5mls (SF) Pack of 100
£1.90
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Cephalexin/ Cefalexin Capsules
250 mg cap Pack of 28
£1.92
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Flucloxacillin
250 mg caps Pack of 28
£1.92
Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins
Flucloxacillin
500 mg caps Pack of 28
£2.01
Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins
Penicillin V (Phenoxymethylpenicillin)
250 mg tab Pack of 28
£2.03
Benzylpenicillin&Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Co-amoxiclav suspension
125 /31 per 5mls (SF) Pack of 100
£2.04
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Co-amoxiclav
375 mg tab (250/125mg) Pack of 21
£2.16
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Cephalexin/ Cefalexin Capsules
500 mg cap Pack of 21
£2.28
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Cephalexin/ Cefalexin Tablets
500 mg tab Pack of 21
£2.29
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Amoxicillin Suspension (amoxycillin)
125 mg / 5ml SF Pack of 100
£2.30
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Cephalexin/ Cefalexin Tablets
250 mg tab Pack of 28
£2.34
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Amoxicillin Suspension (amoxycillin)
250 mg / 5ml SF Pack of 100
£2.48
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Nitrofurantoin
50 mg capsules Pack of 30
£2.62
Urinary-Tract Infections
Clarithromycin
250 mg tab Pack of 14
£2.68
Macrolides
Aciclovir Tabs
400 mg tab Pack of 56
£2.80
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Terbinafine Tabs
250 mg tab Pack of 28
£2.84
Antifungal Drugs
Flucloxacillin Solution
125 mg/5mls Pack of 100
£2.85
Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins
Terbinafine Cream
1 % cream Pack of 15
£2.91
Antifungal Drugs
Flucloxacillin Solution
250 mg/5mls Pack of 100
£3.28
Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins
Co-amoxiclav
625 mg tab (500/125mg) Pack of 21
£3.39
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Clarithromycin Suspension
125 mg/5ml Pack of 70
£3.47
Macrolides
Cephalexin/ Cefalexin Susp
125 mg/5ml suspn Pack of 100
£3.54
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Aciclovir Tabs
800 mg tab Pack of 35
£3.65
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Cephalexin/ Cefalexin Susp
250 mg/5ml suspn Pack of 100
£3.80
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Metronidazole
200 mg tab Pack of 21
£4.03
Metronidazole, Tinidazole & Ornidazole
Azithromycin Suspension (Zithromax)
200 mg / 5ml Pack of 15
£4.06
Macrolides
Flucloxacillin Solution
125 mg/5mls sugar free Pack of 100
£4.36
Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins
Clarithromycin Suspension
250 mg / 5ml Pack of 70
£4.54
Macrolides
Flucloxacillin Solution
250 mg/5mls sugar free Pack of 100
£4.64
Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins
Clarithromycin
500 mg tab Pack of 14
£5.71
Macrolides
Erythromycin Suspension (not SF)
125 mg/5mls Pack of 100
£5.91
Macrolides
Trimethoprim Suspn
50 mg/5ml SF Suspension Pack of 100
£6.41
Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
Penicillin V (Phenoxymethylpenicillin)
125 mg/5ml Pack of 100
£7.30
Benzylpenicillin&Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Penicillin V (Phenoxymethylpenicillin)
250 mg/5ml Pack of 100
£7.35
Benzylpenicillin&Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Nitrofurantoin
100 mg MR capsules Pack of 14
£9.50
Urinary-Tract Infections
Erythromycin Suspension (not SF)
250 mg/5mls Pack of 100
£10.27
Macrolides
Nitrofurantoin
100 mg capsules Pack of 30
£10.43
Urinary-Tract Infections
Aciclovir Dispersible
800 mg Disp tab Pack of 35
£10.99
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Aciclovir Dispersible
400 mg Disp tab Pack of 56
£11.98
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
75 mg cap Pack of 10
£15.41
Influenza
Methenamine hippurate
1 g Tabs Pack of 60
£17.95
Urinary-Tract Infections
Tetracycline
250 mg tab Pack of 28
£21.54
Tetracyclines
Amoxicillin 3g Sachet (Amoxycillin)
3 g Sachet Pack of 2
£22.60
Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Aciclovir Suspension (sugar free) (Zovirax)
200 mg / 5ml Pack of 125
£29.56
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Vancomycin
125 mg cap Pack of 28
£132.49
Some Other Antibiotics
Molnupiravir
200 mg capsules No price on DM+D as of 4/3/2022 Pack of 40
£0.01
Coronavirus
Available to order Free of Charge from Alliance Healthcare 2023/2024 Where treatment with both Paxlovid and sotrovimab are both contraindicated or not clinically suitable AND treatment with remdesivir is contraindicated, not clinically suitable or not available, as per NHSE policy
Fluconazole Capsules
150 mg Cap Pack of 1
£0.72
Antifungal Drugs
Trimethoprim
100 mg tab Pack of 28
£0.80
Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
Primary Care - Urinary Tract Infections
Fluconazole Capsules
50 mg Cap Pack of 7
£0.86
Antifungal Drugs
Trimethoprim
200 mg tab Pack of 14
£1.61
Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
Primary Care - Urinary Tract Infections
Co-Trimoxazole
480 mg tab Pack of 28
£1.62
Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
Quinine Sulphate
300 mg Pack of 28
£1.87
Antimalarials
Chloroquine (Nivaquine)
200 mg tab (=150mg chloroquine) Pack of 28
£2.01
Antimalarials
Clindamycin Caps
150 mg caps Pack of 24
£2.15
Clindamycin and Lincomycin
Itraconazole Capsules
100 mg Cap Pack of 15
£2.96
Antifungal Drugs
Fluconazole Capsules
200 mg Cap Pack of 7
£4.49
Antifungal Drugs
Pivmecillinam Tablet (Selexid)
200 mg tab Pack of 10
£5.40
Mecillinams
Primary Care - Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary-Tract Infections
Quinine Sulphate
200 mg Pack of 28
£7.61
Antimalarials
Co-Trimoxazole
240 mg / 5ml Oral Suspension S/F Pack of 100
£9.96
Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
Penicillin V (Phenoxymethylpenicillin)
125 mg/5ml SF Pack of 100
£10.75
Benzylpenicillin&Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Co-Trimoxazole
480 mg / 5ml Oral Suspension S/F Pack of 100
£10.96
Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
Valaciclovir
500 mg tab Pack of 10
£11.05
Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster
Penicillin V (Phenoxymethylpenicillin)
250 mg/5ml SF Pack of 100
£11.44
Benzylpenicillin&Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Clindamycin (Dalacin C)
150 mg caps Pack of 24
£13.72
Clindamycin and Lincomycin
Mefloquine (Lariam)
250 mg tab Pack of 8
£14.53
Antimalarials
Fluconazole Oral Suspension (Diflucan)
50 mg / 5ml (35ml unit) Pack of 35
£16.61
Antifungal Drugs
Co-Trimoxazole
960 mg FORTE tab Pack of 100
£23.68
Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
Proguanil / Atovaquone (Malarone)
100 mg / 250mg Tab Pack of 12
£36.60
Antimalarials
Itraconazole Solution (Sporanox Liquid)
10 mg/ ml Pack of 150
£58.34
Antifungal Drugs
Fluconazole Oral Suspension (Diflucan)
200 mg / 5ml (35ml unit) Pack of 35
£66.42
Antifungal Drugs
Ciprofloxacin
250 mg tab Pack of 10
£0.80
Quinolones
Ciprofloxacin
500 mg tab Pack of 10
£1.02
Quinolones
Levofloxacin
250 mg tablets Pack of 5
£4.12
Quinolones
Benzylpenicillin Injection (Crystapen)
600 mg / vial Pack of 2
£5.90
Benzylpenicillin&Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Dapsone
50 mg tab Pack of 28
£7.16
Antileprotic Drugs
Ofloxacin
200 mg tab Pack of 10
£9.96
Quinolones
Levofloxacin
500 mg tablets Pack of 5
£10.32
Quinolones
Ethambutol
100 mg tab Pack of 56
£11.51
Antituberculosis Drugs
Ofloxacin
400 mg tab Pack of 5
£12.82
Quinolones
Dapsone
100 mg tab Pack of 28
£15.91
Antileprotic Drugs
Colistimethate Sodium Injection (Colomycin Injection)
1 million unit vial Pack of 10
£18.00
Some Other Antibiotics
Rifampicin (Rifadin)
150 mg Cap Pack of 100
£18.32
Antituberculosis Drugs
Rifampicin / Isoniazid (Rifinah)
150 mg/100mg tab Pack of 84
£19.09
Antituberculosis Drugs
Rifater
120 mg tab Pack of 100
£26.34
Antituberculosis Drugs
Colistimethate Sodium Injection (Colomycin Injection)
2 million unit vial Pack of 10
£32.40
Some Other Antibiotics
Ethambutol
400 mg tab Pack of 56
£42.74
Antituberculosis Drugs
Isoniazid
100 mg tab Pack of 28
£63.14
Antituberculosis Drugs
Rifampicin
300 mg Cap Pack of 100
£144.29
Antituberculosis Drugs
Demeclocycline
150 mg cap Pack of 28
£238.41
Tetracyclines
Rifaximin (Targaxan)
550 mg tab Pack of 56
£259.23
Some Other Antibiotics
Fidaxomicin (Dificlir)
200 mg fc tab Pack of 20
£1350.00
Some Other Antibiotics
For C.difficile on microbiology advice: Fidaxomicin 200mg BD for 10 days (note this is a high cost medication; please only prescribe on microbiology advice). Community pharmacies may obtain stock by calling Astrellas Pharma Ltd. 0203 379 8721. Stock is delivered by Alliance Healthcare.
Cefepime
2 g Powder for Solution/Injection Pack of 1
-
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Dalbavancin
500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion Pack of 1
-
Some Other Antibiotics
Gentamicin Injection (Cidomycin)
80 mg / 2ml Amp Pack of 5
-
Aminoglycosides
Ceftazidime (Fortum)
1 g injection Pack of 1
-
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Ceftriaxone IV Injection
1 g vial Pack of 1
-
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Ceftazidime (Fortum)
2 g monovial Pack of 1
-
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Voractiv
60 tablets Pack of 60
-
Antituberculosis Drugs
Lamivudine (Zeffix)
100 mg tab Pack of 28
-
HIV Infection
Efavirenz
600 mg tablets Pack of 30
-
HIV Infection
Meropenem Injection (Meronem)
500 mg vial Pack of 10
-
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Lamivudine (Epivir)
150 mg tab Pack of 60
-
HIV Infection
Tenofovir Disoproxil (Viread)
245 mg tabs Pack of 30
-
HIV Infection
Meropenem Injection (Meronem)
1000 mg vial Pack of 10
-
Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
Voriconazole (Vfend)
50 mg tab Pack of 28
-
Antifungal Drugs
Lamivudine / Zidovudine (Combivir)
150 / 300mg tab Pack of 60
-
HIV Infection
Palivizumab Injection (Synagis)
50 mg unit Pack of 1
-
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Linezolid
600 mg tablets Pack of 10
-
Some Other Antibiotics
1. Linezolid should only be initiated in a hospital environment and after consultation with a relevant specialist such as a microbiologist. In exceptional circumstances it may be considered appropriate for a GP to commence treatment in a primary care setting (off-license use), only under the recommendation and supervision of a microbiologist. This should be discussed on an individual patient basis.
Entecavir (Baraclude)
0.5 mg tab Pack of 30
-
Viral Hepatitis
Entecavir (Baraclude)
1 mg tab Pack of 30
-
HIV Infection
Linezolid
600 mg/300ml infusion bags Pack of 10
-
Some Other Antibiotics
Posaconazole (Noxafil)
40 mg/ml oral suspension Pack of 105
-
Antifungal Drugs
Palivizumab Injection (Synagis)
100 mg unit Pack of 1
-
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Posaconazole (Noxafil)
100 mg gastro-resistant tablets Pack of 24
-
Antifungal Drugs
Colistimethate (Colobreathe)
1662500 unit inhalation powder capsules Pack of 56
-
Some Other Antibiotics
Valganciclovir (Valcyte)
450 mg tab Pack of 60
-
Cytomegalovirus Infection
Voriconazole (Vfend)
200 mg tab Pack of 28
-
Antifungal Drugs
Boceprevir (Victrelis)
200 mg capsule Pack of 336
-
Viral Hepatitis
Telaprevir (Incivo)
375 mg tablets Pack of 126
-
Viral Hepatitis
Metronidazole
500 mg tab Pack of 21
£42.97
Metronidazole, Tinidazole & Ornidazole
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