Kent and Medway
Joint Medicines Formulary
NHS Kent and Medway
  • Therapeutic Sections
    • Gastro-intestinal system
    • Cardiovascular system
    • Respiratory system
    • Nervous system
    • Infection
    • Endocrine system
    • Genito-urinary system
    • Immune system and malignant disease
    • Blood and Nutrition
    • Musculoskeletal system
    • Eye
    • Ear, nose and oropharynx
    • Skin
    • Vaccines
    • Anaesthesia
    • Preparations used in diagnosis
    • Emergency treatment of poisoning
    • Wound Management
    • Over the Counter Items
  • K&M ICB Guidelines
    • KMICB - Antimicrobial Guidelines
    • KMICB - Gastro-intestinal system
    • KMICB - Cardiovascular system
    • KMICB - Respiratory system
    • KMICB - Nervous system
    • KMICB - Endocrine system
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    • KMICB - Immune system and malignant disease
    • KMICB - Blood and nutrition
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    • KMICB - Eye
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    • KMICB - Care Home Resources
    • High Cost Drugs
  • Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW)
    • MTW - Antimicrobial Guidelines
    • MTW - Electrolyte Guidelines
    • MTW - Thromboembolism Guidelines
    • MTW - Miscellaneous Guidelines
    • MTW - Drug Request Forms & Procedures
  • Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT)
  • Medway Foundation Trust NHS Trust (MFT)
  • East Kent Primary Care and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Cardiovascular)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Eye)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Gastro-intestinal)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Nose)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Nutrition)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Oropharynx)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Respiratory)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Blood)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Nervous system)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Infection)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Endocrine)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Genito-urinary)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Malignant disease)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Musculoskeletal system)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Skin)
    • EK - Local recommendations (Vaccines)
    • EK - Prescribing Recommendations
  • Using the Formulary
  • Therapeutic Sections
    • Gastro-intestinal system
    • Cardiovascular system
    • Respiratory system
    • Nervous system
    • Infection
    • Endocrine system
    • Genito-urinary system
    • Immune system and malignant disease
    • Blood and Nutrition
    • Musculoskeletal system
    • Eye
      • Allergic conjunctivitis
      • Inflammatory eye conditions
      • Dry eye conditions
      • Eye infections
      • Eye procedures
        • Antimuscarinics
        • Dyes
        • Sympathomimetics (Eye Procedures)
        • Post-operative pain and inflammation
        • Vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
      • Glaucoma and ocular hypertension
      • Retinal disorders
      • Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)
      • Persistent epithelial defects
      • Cytotoxics
      • Other miscellaneous ophthalmic drugs
    • Ear, nose and oropharynx
    • Skin
    • Vaccines
    • Anaesthesia
    • Preparations used in diagnosis
    • Emergency treatment of poisoning
    • Wound Management
    • Over the Counter Items
  • K&M ICB Guidelines
  • K&M ICB Medicine Applications
  • K&M ICB Primary Care Newsletters
  • K&M ICB Integrated Medicines Optimisation Commitee (IMOC) Minutes
  • Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW)
  • Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT)
  • Medway Foundation Trust NHS Trust (MFT)
  • East Kent Primary Care and East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT)
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
  • Drug Index
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Local anaesthetics (Eye)

Oxybuprocaine

Go to the EMC website for more information and guidance.

Minims oxybuprocaine hydrochloride 0.4% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose

Pack
20 unit dose

Proxymetacaine

Go to the EMC website for more information and guidance.

Minims proxymetacaine 0.5% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose

Pack
20 unit dose

Tetracaine

Go to the EMC website for more information and guidance.

Minims tetracaine hydrochloride 0.5% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose

Pack
20 unit dose

Minims tetracaine hydrochloride 1% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose

Pack
20 unit dose

Lidocaine + Fluorescein

Go to the EMC website for more information and guidance.

Lidocaine 4% / Fluorescein 0.25% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose preservative free

Pack
20 unit dose
  • On Formulary Preferred
  • On Formulary Second Line
  • On Formulary Third Line
  • Specialist Initiation
  • Secondary Care Only
  • Not Approved for Formulary

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