Ambulance
Created by SPS with the support of NASMeD and JRCALC.
- Diazepam rectal tubes for managing seizures
- Tranexamic acid injection for treatment of severe haemorrhage
- Buccal midazolam for the management of seizures
- Flumazenil injection for reversal of midazolam
- Diazepam solution injection for managing seizures
Infection and infectious diseases
Created by SPS with the support of specialist stakeholders including NICE, RCGP, ARPHAI, UKHSA and NHSE.
- Clarithromycin for sinusitis
- Aciclovir for shingles
- Clarithromycin for otitis media
- Clarithromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Fusidic acid 2% cream for impetigo
- Fluticasone furoate nasal spray for sinusitis
- Otigo (phenazone with lidocaine) ear drops for otitis media
- Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for sinusitis
- Erythromycin for infected insect bites or stings
- Amoxicillin for otitis media
Pregnancy and supportive medicines
For use in antenatal and maternity services across all healthcare sectors.
Created by SPS and NHSE, with the support of specialist stakeholders working within clinical practice and the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG), as part of the wider Preventative Medicines in Pregnancy programme.
- Omeprazole for use within antenatal and maternity services
- Terbutaline injection for use in labour within maternity services
- Benzylpenicillin for Group B Streptococcus for use in neonates
- Folic acid 5mg tablets for use during pregnancy
- Aspirin tablets for use within antenatal and maternity services
Public Health
PGD templates are developed by UKHSA for a variety of clinical scenarios.
Radiology
Created by SPS, NHS England, the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR), with the support of specialists working within NHS clinical practice. For use in radiology service in NHS England commissioned services.
- Sodium chloride 0.9% in multi injector devices
- Ioversol (e.g. Optiray®) contrast agent
- Gadoxetate disodium (Primovist®) contrast agent
- Gadoteridol (ProHance®) contrast agent
- Gadobenate dimeglumine (MultiHance®) contrast agent
- Gadoteric acid meglumine contrast agent
- Gadobutrol (Gadovist®) contrast agent
- Iodixanol (e.g. Visipaque®) contrast agent
- Iohexol (e.g. Omnipaque®) contrast agent
- Iopamidol (e.g. Niopam®) contrast agent
- Iomeprol (e.g. Iomeron®) contrast agent
Reproductive health and contraception
For use within reproductive health and contraception services across all healthcare sectors.
Created by SPS and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH), with the support of specialist stakeholders working within clinical practice.
- Copper Intrauterine Device (Cu-IUD)
- Lidocaine 10mg/ml spray for IUC insertion or removal
- Lidocaine plus prilocaine cream for IUC insertion or removal
- Progestogen-Only Intra-Uterine Device (LNG-IUD) for contraception
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (SC-DMPA) injection for contraception
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) IM injection for contraception
- Progestogen only pill (POP) for contraception
- Combined hormonal contraceptive transdermal patch
- Combined oral hormonal contraceptive (COC) in reproductive health
- Combined hormonal contraceptive vaginal ring
- Ulipristal acetate 30mg tablets for emergency contraception
- Levonorgestrel 1500 microgram tablets for emergency contraception
- Etonogestrel (e.g. Nexplanon®) implant for contraception
- Lidocaine injection for subdermal etonogestrel in contraception
Sexual health
For use within sexual health services across all healthcare sectors.
Created by SPS and the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)/British Association of HIV (BHIVA), with the support of specialist stakeholders working within clinical practice.
- Podophyllotoxin (topical) for external anogenital warts
- Imiquimod 5% w/w cream for anogenital warts
- Aciclovir (oral) for genital HSV infection
- Fluconazole 150mg capsules for candidiasis
- Clotrimazole pessaries for candidiasis
- Clotrimazole cream for candidiasis and candidal balanoposthitis
- Ceftriaxone intramuscular injection for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Metronidazole (oral) for use within sexual health services
- Doxycycline for use within sexual health services
- Azithromycin (oral) for use within sexual health services
- Emtricitabine/tenofovir and raltegravir tablets for HIV PEP
- Emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil tablets as PrEP