Medicines Optimisation

Policy for Prescribing Branded Medicines (please note Morecambe Bay CCG has adopted this policy).

Further medicines guidelines, including shared care guidelines, are available on Lancashire Medicines Management Group’s website.

Vitamin B12 Treatment and review during and after COVID-19 Pandemic

Formularies

Click here to access the Morecambe Bay Joint Formulary

Morecambe Bay CCG and Area Prescribing committee endorsed the use of NICE / PHE antimicrobial guideline: NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidance

Prescribers may also wish to download a copy and save it.

Click here to access Blood Glucose testing strips and Insulin Needle Formulary.

Local Shared Care Guidelines

Rebates

Clenil (beclometasone dipropionate) - 2 years expires 30.05.2021
Lixiana (edoxaban) - Confidential start and stop date
Lantus (insulin glargine) - Confidential start and stop date
Mezolar (fentanyl) - expires 31/03/2022
Prostap (leuprorelin acetate) - Confidential start and stop date
Xarelto (rivaroxaban) - expires 31/03/2024
Zoladex (goserelin) - Confidential start and stop date

Access to End of Life medicines stock list for commissioned local pharmacies

Alfentanyl Injection

Cyclizine injection

Dexamethasone injection

Glycopyrronuim

Haloperidol injection

Hyoscine Hydrobromide injection

Levomepromazine injection (Nozinan®)

Metoclopramide

Midazolam injection (high strength)

Morphine sulphate injection

Oxycodone injection

Oxycodone oral solution (OxyNorm®)

Phytomenadione inj (Konakion MM®)*

*Cumbria only

Water for Injection

Pharmacies that are providing access to End of Life medicines within Morecambe Bay

Address 1	Address 3	Address 4	Postcode	Phone	May be subject to change during pandemic.
Asda Superstore	Barrow in Furness	Cumbria	LA14 5UG	01229 842510	100 hour
Asda Superstore,	Kendal,	Cumbria	LA9 7JA	01539 742410	84 hours
48-52 Wellington Street	Millom	Cumbria	LA18 4DE	01229 772259	40 hour
15-17, Portland Walk,	Barrow in Furness,	Cumbria	LA14 1DB	01229 820449	40 hour
Units 8-9, Market Cross,	Ambleside,	Cumbria	LA22 9BT	015394 33355	40 hour
The Pharmacy,	Hawkshead,	Cumbria	LA22 0NS	015394 36201	40 hour
Health Centre	Grange over Sands,	Cumbria	LA11 6DY	015395 32024	40 hour
Helme Chase Surgery Pharmacy	Kendal,	Cumbria	LA9 7HR	01539 737953	100 hour
16, Crescent Road,	Windermere,	Cumbria	LA23 1DT	015394 43417	40 hour
Ovangle Road	Lancaster	Lancashire	LA1 5JR	01524 580790	78 hours
1 Heysham Rd	Morecambe	Lancashire	LA3 1DA	01524 412275	40 hour
Christie Park	Morecambe	Lancashire	LA4 5TJ	01524 308307	100 hours

Availability of stock Palliative Care Drugs across Morecambe Bay

The below document shows the Morecambe Bay Community Pharmacies contracted to carry the full stock of agreed Palliative Care Medicines for use alongside the Just in Case Medication sheets. This bulletin will be issued weekly to highlight where current stock levels are so that GPs, patients and carers can be signposted where to electronically send prescription requests to and collect medicines from.

Please note due to national stock levels changing on a daily basis of these medicines, this template is just a guide of potential available stock, please contact the relevant Community Pharmacy to check they still have the stock available if required.

Week commencing 2 May 2022 - LINK