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Formulary Chapter 9: Nutrition and blood - Full Chapter

Notes:

Hospital only guidance

Medication related policies

Refeeding Syndrome – Guidelines for Management of Adults at Risk

Medication Administration Via Enteral Feeding Tubes

Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PPN) Out of Hours

Specialised Formulas for Infants and Children

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Vitamin D

Colecalciferol 25,000 unit liquid (Invita D3^® )
(25,000 unit tablets (licensed) are available in secondary care. Patients may be discharged on these instead of the Invita D3 liquid brand)

Formulary

Joint guidance

See below for joint guidance on treating vitamin D deficiency

Primary Care Pathway for the Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Paediatric patients (Child 0- 17 years) with eGFR ≥30ml/min

Vitamin D Deficiency in patients with eGFR >30ml/min (18+yrs)

Colecalciferol 2400 units/ml liquid

Formulary

Joint guidance

See below for joint guidance on treating vitamin D deficiency

SNEE Primary Care Pathway for the Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Paediatric patients (Child 0- 17 years) with eGFR ≥30ml/min

Calci-D^® (Colecalciferol and Calcium Carbonate)

Formulary

Adcal D3/Calceos 1 tab BD is roughly equivalent to Calci-D 1 OD

Adcal D3/Calceos 1 tab OD is roughly equivalent to Calci-D half tab OD

Adcal D3 dissolvable (Colecalciferol and Calcium Carbonate)

Formulary

Adcal-D3 [chewable] is non-formulary.

The dissolvable tablet is for use in patients with swallowing difficulties or enteral feeding tubes

Colecalciferol 800 units

Formulary

Alfacalcidol (One-Alpha^®)
(caps, oral drops, injection)

Formulary

Calcitriol

Formulary

Ergocalciferol
(injection)

Formulary

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Non Formulary Items

Colecalciferol 1,000 units (Sunvit D3^®)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol 10,000units/ml drops (Thorens^®)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol 2,400 units/ml drops (Invita D3^® oral drops)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol 2,740units/ml drops (Fultium-D3^® Drops)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol 3200 unit capsules (Fultium D3^®)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol and Calcium Carbonate (Calchichew-D3 Once Daily)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol and Calcium Carbonate (Calcichew-D3^®)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol and Calcium Carbonate (Calcichew-D3^® Forte)

Non Formulary

Colecalciferol and Calcium Carbonate (TheiCal- D3)

Non Formulary

Dihydrotachysterol (AT 10^®)

Non Formulary

Ergocalciferol (Calceos^®)

Non Formulary

Paricalcitol (Zemplar^®)

Non Formulary

Key

	Notes
	Section Title (top level)
	Section Title (sub level)
	First Choice item
	Non Formulary section
	Restricted Drug
	Unlicensed
	Display tracking information
	Link to adult BNF
	Link to children's BNF
	Link to SPCs
	Scottish Medicines Consortium

	Cytotoxic Drug
	Controlled Drug
	High Cost Medicine
	Cancer Drugs Fund
	NHS England
	Homecare
	CCG

Traffic Light Status Information

Status	Description
	For routine prescribing in primary and secondary care.
	Initiated (if clinically urgent) or advised (if non-urgent) by specialist in secondary care, prescribing can be continued in primary care.
	Shared care
	Hospital only
	There should be no prescribing of these drugs
	The traffic light of the drug is dependant on the indication. Please see individual drug entry for details