netFormulary
Data extracted : 08/09/2010
 Formulary Section 1: Gastro-intestinal system
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01.01 Dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
test
01.01.01 Antacids and simeticone
01.01.01 Aluminium and magnesium containing antacids
Magnesium Trisilicate Mixture BP 
Suspension
01.01.01 Antacid preparations containing simeticone
Asilone 
Suspension
01.01.01 Simeticine alone
Restricted Drug  Simeticone  (infacol®)
For gastro use in endoscopy only.
01.01.02 Compound alginates and proprietary indigestion preparations
01.01.02 Compound alginate preparations
First Choice:
Peptac 
Suspension
Algicon® 
Suspension (low sodium)
Gaviscon Infant 
Oral powder
Sodium citrate 0.3M 
Solution for acid aspiration
01.02 Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility
01.02 Antimuscarinics
Hyoscine Butylbromide  (Buscopan®)
Tablet
Injection
01.02 Other antispasmodics
Mebeverine Hydrochloride 
Tablet
Pepermint Oil  (Mintec®)
Capsule
Peppermint water 
Solution
01.03 Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
01.03.01 H2-receptor antagonists
First Choice:
Ranitidine (including soluble tablets)  
Tablet
Soluble Tablet
Syrup
Injection
01.03.02 Selective antimuscarinics
01.03.03 Chelates and complexes
Sucralfate  (Antepsin®)
Tablet
Suspension
01.03.04 Prostaglandin analogues
Misoprostol  (Cytotec®)
Tablet
Not first line for gastro protection.
01.03.05 Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
Restricted Drug  Esomeprazole 
Tablet
Restricted use for GI registrars and consultants (severe grade III, IV oesophagitis only)
Lansoprazole 
Capsule
FasTab
(preparation subject to contract)
Omeprazole 
Capsule
MUPS (MUPS restricted for paediatric use)
Restricted Drug  Omeprazole IV 
IV use for once daily doses is consultant request only.
As per guideline for high dose infusion.
01.03.06 Other ulcer-healing drugs
01.04 Acute diarrhoea
01.04.01 Adsorbents and bulk-forming drugs
01.04.02 Antimotility drugs
First Choice:
Loperamide Hydrochloride 
Capsule
Syrup
Codeine Phosphate 
Tablet 15mg, 30mg
Syrup
Lictus
01.05 Chronic bowel disorders
01.05 Aminosalicylates
Balsalazide Sodium  (Colazide®)
Capsule
Mesalazine  (Asacol®)
Tablet e/c
Foam enema
Suppository (to delete pending DTC submission)
Mesalazine  (Pentasa®)
Tablet MR
Granules MR
Retention enema
Sulfasalazine 
Tablet
Tablet EC
Suspension
01.05 Corticosteroids
Budesonide  (Entocort®)
Capsule
Hydrocortisone  (Colifoam®)
Foam enema
Prednisolone  (Predenema®)
Retention enema - First choice before Predsol®
Prednisolone  (Prefoam®)
Foam
Prednisolone  (Presol®)
Suppository
Retention enema - Second choice after Predenema®
01.05 Cytokine inhibitors
Restricted Drug  Adalimumab 

Injection
Consultant use only
Existing patients only

Restricted Drug  Infliximab 
Infusion
Consultant use only
01.06 Laxatives
01.06.01 Bulk-forming laxatives
Ispaghula Husk  (Fybogel®)
Granules
01.06.02 Stimulant laxatives
Bisacodyl 
Tablet
Suppository
Restricted Drug  Co-danthramer 
Capsule
Suspension
Strong capsule
Strong suspension
Restricted for use in terminally ill patients
Docusate Sodium  (Dioctyl®)
Capsule
Suolution
Glycerol (Glycerin) 
Suppository
Senna 
Tablet
Syrup
Sodium Picosulfate 
Elixir
01.06.03 Faecal softeners
Arachis Oil  (Fletchers' Arachis oil Retention Enema)
Enema
01.06.04 Osmotic laxatives
Lactulose 
Solution
Not First choice
Macrogols  (Movicol®)
Oral powder
Macrogols  (Movicol® Paediatric Pain)
Oral powder
Magnesium Hydroxide Mixture BP 
Solution
Phosphates (Rectal)  (Fletchers' Phosphate Enema, Fleet Ready to use Enema)
Enema
Sodium Citrate (Rectal)  (Microlette® Micro-enema)
Enema
Sodium Citrate (Rectal)  (Relaxit® Micro-enema)
Enema
01.06.05 Bowel cleansing solutions
Citrafleet® 
Oral powder
Fleet Phospho-soda® 
Oral solution
Klean-Prep® 
Oral powder
Pending DTC review with Moviprep®
01.07 Local preparations for anal and rectal disorders
01.07.01 Soothing haemorrhoidal preparations
Anusol® 

Cream
Suppository

01.07.02 Compound haemorrhoidal preparations with corticosteroids
Xyloproct® 
Ointment
01.07.03 Rectal sclerosants
Oily phenol injection BP 
Injection
01.07.04 Management of anal fissures
Restricted Drug  Diltiazem Cream 2% 
Cream
Named patient basis only (unlicensed)
Glyceryl Trinitrate 0.4%  (Rectogesic®)
Ointment
01.08 Stoma care
For expert advice on stoma care contact clinical nurse specialist in stoma therapy.
Stoma Care 
01.09 Drugs affecting intestinal secretions
01.09.01 Drugs affecting biliary composition and flow
Ursodeoxycholic acid 
Tablet
01.09.02 Bile acid sequestrants
Colestyramine 
Powder
01.09.03 Aprotinin
01.09.04 Pancreatin
Pancreatin  (Creon® 10000)
Capsule
Pancreatin  (Creon® 25000)
Capsule
Higher strength preparation
Pancreatin  (Creon® 40000)
Capsule
Higher strength preparation
Pancreatin  (Creon® Micro)
Granules
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 Non Formulary Items
01.01.02 - Acidex 
01.01.01 - Altacite plus 
01.01.01 - Aluminimum Hydroxide 
01.01.01 - Aluminium Only Preparations  (Alu-Cap®)
01.02 - Alverine Citrate  (Spasmonal®)
01.07.02 - Anugesic-HC 
01.07.02 - Anusol-HC 
01.02 - Atropine Sulphate 
01.06.05 - Bowel Cleansing Solutions  (Citramag®)
01.06.05 - Bowel Cleansing Solutions  (Moviprep®)
01.06.05 - Bowel Cleansing Solutions  (Picolax®)
01.05 - Budesonide  (Budenofalk®)
01.03.01 - Cimetidine 
01.03.01 - Cimetidine  (Dyspamet®)
01.03.01 - Cimetidine  (Tagamet®)
01.06.02 - Co-danthrusate 
01.01.01 - Co-magaldrox  (Maalox®)
01.01.01 - Co-magaldrox  (Mucogel®)
01.01.01 - Co-magaldrox 1100 
01.04.02 - Co-Phenotrope  (Lomotil®)
01.06.02 - Dantron 
01.03 - diabact UBT 
01.02 - Dicycloverine Hydrochloride  (Kolanticon®)
01.02 - Dicycloverine Hydrochloride  (Merbentyl®)
01.06.02 - Docusate Sodium  (Docusol®)
01.06.02 - Docusate Sodium  (Norgalax® Micro-enema)
01.03.01 - Famotidine 
01.03.01 - Famotidine  (Pepcid®)
01.01.02 - Gastrocote 
01.01.02 - Gaviscon Advance 
01.03 - Helicobacter Test Hp-Olus 
01.03 - Helicobacter Test INFAI 
01.01.01 - Hydrotalcite 
01.06.01 - Ispaghula Husk  (Fibrelief®)
01.06.01 - Ispaghula Husk  (Isogel®)
01.06.01 - Ispaghula Husk  (Ispagel® Orange)
01.06.01 - Ispaghula Husk  (Regulan®)
01.04.02 - Kaolin and Morphine Mixture 
01.03.05 - Lansoprazole  (Heliclear®)
01.04.01 - Laolin, Light 
01.06.03 - Liquid Paraffin 
01.04.02 - Loperamide  (Imodium® Plus)
01.01.01 - Maalox Plus 
01.06.04 - Macrogols  (Idrolax®)
01.06.04 - Macrogols  (Movicol® Half)
01.01.01 - Magnesium Carbonate 
01.02 - Mebeverine Hydrochloride  (Colofac® MR)
01.02 - Mebeverine Hydrochloride  (Fybogel® Mebeverine)
01.05 - Mesalazine  (Asacol® MR)
01.05 - Mesalazine  (Ipocol®)
01.05 - Mesalazine  (Mesren® MR)
01.05 - Mesalazine  (Salofalk®)
01.06.01 - Methycellulose  (Celevac®)
01.04.02 - Morphine 
01.03.01 - Nizatidine 
01.03.01 - Nizatidine  (Axid®)
01.05 - Olsalazine Sodium  (Dipentum®)
01.09.04 - Pancreatin  (Nutrizym® 10)
01.09.04 - Pancreatin  (Nutrizym® 22)
01.09.04 - Pancreatin  (Pancrease® HL)
01.09.04 - Pancreatin  (Pancrex®)
01.09.04 - Pancreatin  (Pancrex® V)
01.03.05 - Pantoprazole  (Protium®)
01.02 - Pepermint Oil 
01.02 - Pepermint Oil  (Colpermin®)
01.07.02 - Perinal 
01.06.04 - Phosphates (Rectal)  (Carbalax®)
01.07.02 - Proctofoam HC 
01.07.02 - Proctosedyl 
01.02 - Propantheline Bromide  (Pro-Banthine®)
01.03 - Pylobactell 
01.03.05 - Rabeprazole Sodium  (Pariet®)
01.03.01 - Ranitidine Bismuth Citrate  (Pylorid®)
01.01.02 - Renie Duo 
01.09.01 - Rowachol® 
01.07.02 - Scheriproct 
01.06.02 - Senna  (Manevac®)
01.06.02 - Senna  (Senokot®) (Granules)
01.01.01 - Simeticone  (Dentinox®)
01.06.04 - Sodium Citrate (Rectal)  (Micralax® Micr-enema)
01.05 - Sodium Cromoglicate  (Nalcrom®)
01.06.02 - Sodium Picosulfate  (Dulco-lax®)
01.06.01 - Sterculia  (Normacol®)
01.06.01 - Sterculia  (Normacol® plus)
01.05 - Sulfasalazine  (Salazopyrin®)(Suppository, Retention enema)
01.01.02 - Topal 
01.03.03 - Tripotassium Dicitratobismuthate 
01.07.02 - Ultraproct 
01.07.02 - Uniroid HC