8.1.1.2 Calcineurin inhibitors and related drugs

These items are Hospital Only for transplant and renal patients and Shared Care for rheumatology and dermatology.

Tacrolimus and Ciclosporin should be prescribed by brand to avoid inadvertent switching as per BNF and MHRA advice.

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This is rarely prescribed in primary care.Please check information from any acute as this may be notifying practices that the acute trust is providing and not requesting the practice to consider prescribing.Please discuss with your prescribing support technician to see if these patients can be repatriated to tertiary centres. Rheumatology and dermatology patients from East Kent services. Once Tier 2 services are in place, prescribing of ciclosporin will be taken back by Tier 2 providers.In the interim, check arrangements for shared care are clearly documented and monitoring requirements have been completed.If prescribing is required in primary care please prescribe by brand -local acute trust (EKHUFT) uses both Deximune and Neoral. Please check with patient/pharmacy which brand previously supplied.

Pack Price
30 capsule
60 capsule £18.25

This is rarely prescribed in primary care.Please check information from any acute as this may be notifying practices that the acute trust is providing and not requesting the practice to consider prescribing.Please discuss with your prescribing support technician to see if these patients can be repatriated to tertiary centres. Rheumatology and dermatology patients from East Kent services. Once Tier 2 services are in place, prescribing of ciclosporin will be taken back by Tier 2 providers.In the interim, check arrangements for shared care are clearly documented and monitoring requirements have been completed.If prescribing is required in primary care please prescribe by brand -local acute trust (EKHUFT) uses both Deximune and Neoral. Please check with patient/pharmacy which brand previously supplied.

Pack Price
30 capsule £18.37
50 capsule

This is rarely prescribed in primary care.Please check information from any acute as this may be notifying practices that the acute trust is providing and not requesting the practice to consider prescribing.Please discuss with your prescribing support technician to see if these patients can be repatriated to tertiary centres. Rheumatology and dermatology patients from East Kent services. Once Tier 2 services are in place, prescribing of ciclosporin will be taken back by Tier 2 providers.In the interim, check arrangements for shared care are clearly documented and monitoring requirements have been completed.If prescribing is required in primary care please prescribe by brand -local acute trust (EKHUFT) uses both Deximune and Neoral. Please check with patient/pharmacy which brand previously supplied.

Pack Price
30 capsule £35.97
50 capsule

This is rarely prescribed in primary care.Please check information from any acute as this may be notifying practices that the acute trust is providing and not requesting the practice to consider prescribing.Please discuss with your prescribing support technician to see if these patients can be repatriated to tertiary centres. Rheumatology and dermatology patients from East Kent services. Once Tier 2 services are in place, prescribing of ciclosporin will be taken back by Tier 2 providers.In the interim, check arrangements for shared care are clearly documented and monitoring requirements have been completed.If prescribing is required in primary care please prescribe by brand -local acute trust (EKHUFT) uses both Deximune and Neoral. Please check with patient/pharmacy which brand previously supplied.

Pack Price
30 capsule £68.28
50 capsule

This is rarely prescribed in primary care.Please check information from any acute as this may be notifying practices that the acute trust is providing and not requesting the practice to consider prescribing.Please discuss with your prescribing support technician to see if these patients can be repatriated to tertiary centres. Rheumatology and dermatology patients from East Kent services. Once Tier 2 services are in place, prescribing of ciclosporin will be taken back by Tier 2 providers.In the interim, check arrangements for shared care are clearly documented and monitoring requirements have been completed.If prescribing is required in primary care please prescribe by brand -local acute trust (EKHUFT) uses both Deximune and Neoral. Please check with patient/pharmacy which brand previously supplied.

Pack Price
10 ampoule £23.23

Prescribe by brand. Hospital only for renal patients

Pack Price
50 ml £164.72

Hospital only for renal patients

Pack Price
100 tablet
30 tablet £86.49

Hospital only for renal patients

Pack Price
100 tablet
30 tablet £172.98
Pack Price
60 ml £162.41

Precribe by brand. Hospital only for renal patients

Pack Price
30 capsule
50 capsule £61.88
60 capsule

Precribe by brand. Hospital only for renal patients

Pack Price
100 capsule
30 capsule
50 capsule £80.28
60 capsule

Prescribe by brand. Hospital only for renal patients

Pack Price
50 capsule £214.76

Precribe by brand. Hospital only for renal patients

Pack Price
30 capsule
50 capsule £296.58
60 capsule

Prescribe by brand only

Pack Price
50 sachet £71.30

Prescribe by brand only

Pack Price
50 sachet £356.65
Pack Price
10 ampoule