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9.8 Nutrition (intravenous)

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
  • Double Red: These medicines have been evaluated and rejected by MKPAG and are NOT approved for use within MK. They are not recommended for use because of lack of clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness or safety.

 

 

Proprietary infusion fluids for parenteral feeding

 

Note:  

  • Parenteral nutrition is a PbR excluded medicine.
  • Treatment beyond the first 14 days will require approval from the exceptional circumstances committee.
  • GPs should not be asked to prescribe TPN or any component of it. 

Intralipid® 10%

  • 500mL

 

Intralipid® 20%

  • 500mL

 

Kabiven 7g N (Manipulated) 1940mL

  • Peripheral or Central PN 

 

Kabiven 11g N (Manipulated) 2073mL

  • Central PN

  

Kabiven 14g N (Manipulated) 2586mL

  • Central PN

 

Plasma-Lyte® 148 (water)

  • Solution for Infusion, pH 7.4, 1000mL

 

Vamin® 14 (electrolyte-free)

  • 1000mL 

 

Supplementary preparations

Addiphos® solution

  • 20mL vial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last updated by: Dupe Fagbenro on 12-03-2019 19:52