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92. Primary Care - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
93. Primary Care - Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
94. Primary Care - Meningitis
95. Primary Care - Urinary Tract Infections
96. Primary Care - Gastro-intestinal Infections
97. Primary Care - Genital Tract Infections
98. Primary Care - Skin/Soft Tissue Infections
99. Primary Care - Dental Infections
99. Skin Conditions
1. Benzylpenicillin&Phenoxymethylpenicillin
2. Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins
3. Broad-Spectrum Penicillins
4. Antipseudomonal Penicillins
5. Mecillinams
0. Cephalosporins and other Beta-Lactams
0. Tetracyclines
0. Aminoglycosides
0. Macrolides
0. Clindamycin and Lincomycin
0. Some Other Antibiotics
0. Sulphonamides And Trimethoprim
0. Antituberculosis Drugs
0. Antileprotic Drugs
0. Metronidazole, Tinidazole & Ornidazole
0. Quinolones
0. Urinary-Tract Infections
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Summary:
Formulary Notes (BNF Chapter)
Formulary Notes (BNF Chapter)
NICE Guidance (5)
NICE Guidance (5)
Other Links (8)
Other Links (8)
Important Local Documents (2)
Important Local Documents (2)
Notes for: Infections
Last edited [18/01/2024 15:00:32]
Cornwall
antimicrobial prescribing guidelines January 2024
Cornwall Clostridioides
difficile guidance
RCHT Adult
An
timicro
bial
Guide
Cornwall AcuteGP Website
-
Infecti
o
n
s
Section
NICE Guidance (BNF Chapter Level) for - Infections
13/05/2020
NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines
13/05/2020
NICE COVID19 Products
21/06/2022
NG221 Reducing sexually transmitted infections
23/02/2023
Urinary tract infections in adults QS90
16/08/2023
Casirivimab plus imdevimab, nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sotrovimab and tocilizumab for treating COVID-19 NICE TA878
Other Links (BNF Sub Paragraph Level) for - Quinolones
13/12/2018
DSO Nov 18 - Systemic and inhaled fluoroquinolones: small increased risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection; advice for prescribing in high-risk patients
09/04/2019
DSU Mar 19 - https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/fluoroquinolone-antibiotics-new-restrictions-and-precautions-for-use-due-to-very-rare-reports-of-disabling-and-potentially-long-lasting-or-irreversible-side-effects
05/01/2021
DSU - Systemic and inhaled fluoroquinolones: small risk of heart valve regurgitation; consider other therapeutic options first in patients at risk
Other links (BNF Section Level) for - Antibacterial Drugs
20/10/2014
DSU Sep 14 - Nitrofurantoin now contraindicated in most patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 45 ml/min/1.73m2
05/01/2021
DSU - Erythromycin: caution required due to cardiac risks (QT interval prolongation); drug interaction with rivaroxaban
05/01/2021
DSU - Erythromycin: update on known risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
12/01/2021
DSU - Aminoglycosides (gentamicin, amikacin, tobramycin, and neomycin): increased risk of deafness in patients with mitochondrial mutations
Other Links (BNF Chapter Level) for - Infections
13/05/2020
Cornwall AcuteGP Website - Infections Section
Important Local Documents (BNF Chapter Level) for - Infections
14/02/2022
Cornwall Clostridioides difficile guidance
18/01/2024
Cornwall antimicrobial prescribing guidelines January 2024
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Antibiotics
Name
Tariff
BNF Sub Paragraph
Ciprofloxacin
250 mg tab Pack of 10
£0.76
Quinolones
Ciprofloxacin
500 mg tab Pack of 10
£0.97
Quinolones
Levofloxacin
250 mg tablets Pack of 5
£4.12
Quinolones
Levofloxacin
500 mg tablets Pack of 5
£10.32
Quinolones
Ofloxacin
200 mg tab Pack of 10
£10.71
Quinolones
Ofloxacin
400 mg tab Pack of 5
£12.61
Quinolones
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