Dosulepin
Indication
Depressive illness
Black
Brand:
Nice TA:
Commissioning responsibility:
CCG
PbR excluded:
No
BNF chapter:
Central nervous system
Background
This current colour classification is in line with the recommendations contained within the NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners guidance document ‘Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: Guidance for CCGs‘ published in November 2017.
Dosulepin may continue to be prescribed for existing patients, RAG rating Amber 0 – please refer to the guideline below. Patients should be regularly reviewed with a view to stopping or reducing doses due to the ongoing risk of cardiovascular events and risks associated with overdose. Elderly patients are particularly susceptible to many of these side-effects.
Recommendation
LSCMMG Recommendation:
Black
Reason for decision:
Not recommended for prescribing on the NHS in Lancashire & South Cumbria
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