Paracetamol Tablets, BP (max. 96 tablets; max. pack size
32 tablets)
Paracetamol Tablets, Soluble, BP (includes 120 -mg and
500 -mg tablets; max. 96 tablets; max. pack size 32 tablets)
Permethrin Cream, NPF
Phosphates Enema, BP
Povidone–Iodine Solution, BP
Senna Oral Solution, NPF
Senna Tablets, BP
Senna and Ispaghula Granules, NPF
Sodium Chloride Solution, Sterile, BP
Sodium Citrate Compound Enema, NPF
Sodium Picosulfate Capsules, NPF
Sodium Picosulfate Elixir, NPF
Spermicidal contraceptives as listed below:
Gygel®Contraceptive Jelly
Sterculia Granules, NPF
Sterculia and Frangula Granules, NPF
Titanium Ointment, BP
Water for Injections, BP
Zinc and Castor Oil Ointment, BP
Zinc Oxide and Dimeticone Spray, NPF
Zinc Oxide Impregnated Medicated Bandage, NPF
Zinc Oxide Impregnated Medicated Stocking, NPF
Zinc Paste Bandage, BP 1993
Zinc Paste and Ichthammol Bandage, BP 1993Appliances and Reagents (including Wound
Management Products)Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribers in England, Wales
and Northern Ireland can prescribe any appliance or reagent
in the relevant Drug Tariff. In the Scottish Drug Tariff,
Appliances and Reagents which maynotbe prescribed by
Nurses are annotatedNx.
Appliances(including Contraceptive Devices) as listed in
Part IXA of the Drug Tariff (Part III of the Northern Ireland
Drug Tariff, Part 3 (Appliances) and Part 2 (Dressings) of the
Scottish Drug Tariff). (Where it is not appropriate for nurse
prescribers in family planning clinics to prescribe
contraceptive devices using form FP 10 (P) (forms WP 10 CN
and WP 10 PN in Wales), they may prescribe using the same
system as doctors in the clinic.)
Incontinence Appliancesas listed in Part IXB of the Drug
Tariff (Part III of the Northern Ireland Drug Tariff, Part 5 of
the Scottish Drug Tariff).
Stoma Appliances and Associated Productsas listed in
Part IXC of the Drug Tariff (Part III of the Northern Ireland
Drug Tariff, Part 6 of the Scottish Drug Tariff).
Chemical Reagentsas listed in Part IXR of the Drug Tariff
(Part II of the Northern Ireland Drug Tariff, Part 9 of the
Scottish Drug Tariff).
The Drug Tariffs can be accessed online at:
National Health Service Drug Tariff for England and Wales:
http://www.ppa.org.uk/ppa/edt_intro.htm
Health and Personal Social Services for Northern Ireland
Drug Tariff:www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/services/ 2034 .htm
Scottish Drug Tariff:www.isdscotland.org/Health-topics/
Prescribing-and-Medicines/Scottish-Drug-Tariff/Details of NPF preparations
Preparations on the Nurse Prescribers’Formulary which are
not included in the BP or BPC are described as follows in the
Nurse Prescribers’Formulary. Although brand names have
sometimes been included for identification purposes, it is
recommended that non-proprietary names should be used
for prescribing medicinal preparations in the NPF except
where a non-proprietary name is not available.Arachis Oil Enema
arachis oil 100 %
Catheter Maintenance Solution, Sodium Chloride
(proprietary products:OptiFlo S; Uro-Tainer Sodium Chloride;
Uriflex-S), sodium chloride 0. 9 %
Catheter Maintenance Solution,‘Solution G’
(proprietary products:OptiFlo G; Uro-Tainer Suby G; Uriflex
G), citric acid 3. 23 %, magnesium oxide 0. 38 %, sodium
bicarbonate 0. 7 %, disodium edetate 0. 01 %
Catheter Maintenance Solution,‘Solution R’
(proprietary products:OptiFlo R; Uro-Tainer Solution R;
Uriflex R), citric acid 6 %, gluconolactone 0. 6 %, magnesium
carbonate 2. 8 %, disodium edetate 0. 01 %
Chlorhexidine gluconate alcoholic solutions
(proprietary products:ChloraPrep; Hydrex Solution; Hydrex
spray), chlorhexidine gluconate in alcoholic solution
Chlorhexidine gluconate aqueous solutions
(proprietary product:Unisept), chlorhexidine gluconate in
aqueous solution
Co-danthramer CapsulesP
co-danthramer 25 / 200 (dantron 25 mg, poloxamer‘ 188 ’
200 mg)
Co-danthramer Capsules, StrongP
co-danthramer 37. 5 / 500 (dantron 37. 5 mg, poloxamer‘ 188 ’
500 mg)
Co-danthramer Oral SuspensionP
(proprietary product:Codalax), co-danthramer 25 / 200 in
5 mL (dantron 25 mg, poloxamer‘ 188 ’ 200 mg/ 5 mL)
Co-danthramer Oral Suspension, StrongP
(proprietary product:Codalax Forte), co-danthramer 75 / 1000
in 5 mL (dantron 75 mg, poloxamer‘ 188 ’ 1 g/ 5 mL)
Co-danthrusate Oral SuspensionP
(proprietary product:Normax), co-danthrusate 50 / 60
(dantron 50 mg, docusate sodium 60 mg/ 5 mL)
Dimeticone barrier creams
(proprietary productsConotrane Cream, dimeticone‘ 350 ’
22 %;Siopel Barrier Cream, dimeticone‘ 1000 ’ 10 %),
dimeticone 10 – 22 %
Dimeticone Lotion
(proprietary product:Hedrin), dimeticone 4 %
Docusate Enema
(proprietary product:Norgalax Micro-enema), docusate
sodium 120 mg in 10 g
Liquid and White Soft Paraffin Ointment
liquid paraffin 50 %, white soft paraffin 50 %
Macrogol Oral Liquid, Compound
(proprietary product:Movicol Liquid), macrogol‘ 3350 ’
(polyethylene glycol‘ 3350 ’) 13. 125 g, sodium bicarbonate
178. 5 mg, sodium chloride 350. 7 mg, potassium chloride
46. 6 mg/ 25 mL
Macrogol Oral Powder, Compound
(proprietary products:Laxido Orange, Molaxole, Movicol),
macrogol‘ 3350 ’(polyethylene glycol‘ 3350 ’) 13. 125 g,
sodium bicarbonate 178. 5 mg, sodium chloride 350. 7 mg,
potassium chloride 46. 6 mg/sachet; (amount of potassium
chloride varies according toflavour ofMovicol®as follows:
plain-flavour (sugar-free) =^50.^2 mg/sachet; lime and lemon
flavour = 46. 6 mg/sachet; chocolateflavour = 31. 7 mg/sachet.
1 sachet when reconstituted with 125 mL water provides K+
5. 4 mmol/litre)
Macrogol Oral Powder, Compound, Half-strength
(proprietary product:Movicol-Half), macrogol‘ 3350 ’
(polyethylene glycol‘ 3350 ’) 6. 563 g, sodium bicarbonate
89. 3 g, sodium chloride 175. 4 mg, potassium chloride
23. 3 mg/sachet
Malathion aqueous lotions
(proprietary products:Derbac-M Liquid), malathion 0. 5 %in
an aqueous basis
Mebendazole Oral SuspensionP
(proprietary product:Vermox), mebendazole 100 mg/ 5 mL
Mebendazole TabletsP1058 Nurse Prescribers’Formulary BNFC 2018 – 2019
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