Formulary Chapter 14: Immunological products and vaccines - Full Chapter
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HPA: Vaccine incident guidance (actions to take in response to vaccine errors) |
MHRA: Live attenuated vaccines - Avoid use in those who are clinically immunosuppressed |
Public Health England: Splenectomy, leaflet for patients |
Public Health England: Splenectomy, patient alert card |
Routine immunisation schedule from summer 2016 |
The DoH Green book on Immunisation against infectious disease |
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Vaccines and antisera |
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Anthrax vaccine |
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BCG vaccines |
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Botulism antitoxin |
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Cholera vaccine |
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Diphtheria vaccines |
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Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine |
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Hepatitis A vaccine |
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Hepatitis A vaccine Single Component (Avaxim®)
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Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
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Hepatitis A vaccine Single Component (Epaxal®)
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Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
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Hepatitis A vaccine Single Component (Havrix Monodose®)
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Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
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Hepatitis A vaccine Single Component (Vaqta® Paediatric)
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Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
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Hepatitis B vaccine |
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Human papilloma virus vaccine |
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Influenza vaccine |
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Measles vaccine |
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Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine |
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Meningococcal vaccines |
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Mumps vaccine |
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Pertussis vaccine |
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Pneumococcal vaccines |
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Poliomyelitis vaccines |
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Rabies vaccine |
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Rotavirus vaccine |
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Rubella vaccine |
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Smallpox vaccine |
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Tetanus vaccines |
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Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine |
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Typhoid vaccines |
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Varicella-zoster vaccine |
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Yellow fever vaccine |
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Hepatitis A vaccine with Hepatitis B vaccine (Twinrix®, Ambirix®)

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Hepatitis B vaccine is not funded by NHS for travel purposes.
APCO May 2017. |
Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
Hepatitis B: the green book, chapter 18
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Hepatitis A vaccine with typhoid vaccine (Hepatyrix®)

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Prescribing Hep A and typhoid separately is more cost-effective. APCO May 2017. |
Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
Typhoid: the green book, chapter 33
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Hepatitis A vaccine with typhoid vaccine (ViATIM®)

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Prescribing Hep A and typhoid separately is more cost-effective. APCO May 2017. |
Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
Typhoid: the green book, chapter 33
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Cytotoxic Drug
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Controlled Drug
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High Cost Medicine
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Cancer Drugs Fund
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Homecare |
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Traffic Light Status Information
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Red: Medicines which should only be prescribed in secondary care by a specialist. |

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Amber Continuation: Medicines which should be initiated or recommended by a specialist for continuation in primary care. The specialist must notify the GP that the prescribing responsibility has been transferred. |

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Amber Shared Care Protocol: Medicines which are appropriate to be initiated and stabilised by a specialist, once stabilised the medicine may be appropriate for responsibility to be transferred from secondary to primary care with the agreement of a GP and a formal ‘shared care’ agreement. The shared care protocol must be approved by the Area Prescribing Committee Oxfordshire (APCO). |

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Green: Medicines which are suitable for initiation and ongoing prescribing within primary care. |

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Brown: Medicines which should only be prescribed in restricted circumstances. |

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Black: Medicines which are not recommended for use because of lack of evidence of clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness or safety. |

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not used |
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