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Notes for: Central nervous system
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‘Safety First: Five-Year Report of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness’ recommends that patients at risk of suicide, including all patients with a recent history of self-harm, who are treated with psychotropic drugs should receive modern, less toxic drugs and/or supplies lasting no more than 2 weeks.

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	Name	Tariff	BNF Sub Paragraph
	Flupentixol Decanoate Injection (Depixol) 50 mg/0.5ml ampoule Pack of 1	£1.84	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Flupentixol Decanoate Injection (Depixol) 40 mg/2ml ampoule Pack of 1	£2.49	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Flupentixol Decanoate Injection (Depixol) 20 mg/1ml ampoule Pack of 10	£15.17	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Haloperidol Decanoate Injection (Haldol Decanoate) 50 mg / 1ml Amp Pack of 5	£19.06	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Haloperidol Decanoate Injection (Haldol Decanoate) 100 mg / 1ml Amp Pack of 5	£25.26	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Zuclopenthixol Decanoate Depot Inj (Clopixol Depot Injection) 200 mg/ml amp Pack of 10	£31.51	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Zuclopenthixol Decanoate Depot Inj (Clopixol Depot Injection) 500 mg/ml amp Pack of 5	£37.18	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Flupentixol Decanoate Injection (Depixol) 100 mg/1ml ampoule Pack of 10	£62.51	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Risperidone Injection (Risperdal Consta) 25 mg injection Pack of 1	£79.69	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Flupentixol Decanoate Injection (Depixol) 200 mg/1ml ampoule Low volume Pack of 5	£97.59	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Risperidone Injection (Risperdal Consta) 37.5 mg injection Pack of 1	£111.32	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Risperidone Injection (Risperdal Consta) 50 mg injection Pack of 1	£142.76	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
	Paliperidone 50 mg injection prefilled syringe Pack of 1	£183.92	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 3 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care
	Paliperidone 75 mg injection prefilled syringe Pack of 1	£244.90	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 3 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care
	Paliperidone 100 mg injection prefilled syringe Pack of 1	£314.07	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 3 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care
	Paliperidone 150 mg injection prefilled syringe Pack of 1	£392.59	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 3 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care
	Paliperidone suspension (Trevicta ) 175 mg/0.875ml injection PFS Pack of 1	£551.76	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone prolonged release suspension for injection is given every THREE months. Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 6 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care
	Paliperidone suspension (Trevicta ) 263 mg/1.315ml injection PFS Pack of 1	£734.70	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone prolonged release suspension for injection is given every THREE months. Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 6 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care
	Paliperidone suspension (Trevicta ) 350 mg/1.75ml injection PFS Pack of 1	£942.21	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone prolonged release suspension for injection is given every THREE months. Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 6 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care
	Paliperidone suspension (Trevicta ) 525 mg/2.625ml injection PFS Pack of 1	£1177.77	Antipsychotic Depot Injections
Paliperidone prolonged release suspension for injection is given every THREE months. Paliperidone injection is accepted into the formulary in line with its licensed indication as a replacement for risperidone injection. Paliperidone injection will be specialist initiated and prescribing will remain with CPFT for 6 months before being considered for prescribing responsibility to pass to primary care