8.2.4 Hyperuricaemia associated with cytotoxic drugs
First line drugs | Second line drugs | Specialist drugs | Secondary care drugs |
Traffic light status (TLS) explained:
- Green: Routine prescribing within licensed indication
- Amber 1: specialist recommendation followed by GP initiation and continuation
- Amber 2: specialist or GP initiation in line with local guideline after 1st line failure followed by GP continuation
- Amber 3: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation
- Amber SCG: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation in line with an agreed shared care guideline
- Red: Hospital or specialist prescribing only
Urate oxidases
Rasburicase
- IV infusion 1.5mg, 7.5mg vial
Oncasper (pegaspargase)
- Injection 5mL, equivalent to 3750 iu L-asparaginase
NICE TA408: Pegaspargase for treating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (September 2016)
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