Lancashire and South Cumbria
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01-05-03 Drugs affecting the immune response

Azathioprine
Formulary

Tablets 25mg, 50mg

Link  LSCMMG: Shared care guideline - Azathioprine

Cytotoxic Drug  Amber 2 View adult BNF  View SPC online  View childrens BNF
Mercaptopurine
Formulary

Tablets 50mg

Link  LSCMMG: Shared care guideline - Mercaptopurine

Cytotoxic Drug  Amber 2 View adult BNF  View SPC online  View childrens BNF
Methotrexate
Formulary

2.5mg tablets, Prefilled syringes and pens (various strengths)

Crohn's disease.
Methotrexate should be prescribed once weekly as a single dose on the same day each week.
If oral methotrexate is prescribed only use the 2.5 mg strength

Link  LSCMMG: Shared care guideline - Methotrexate
Link  MHRA: Methotrexate once-weekly for autoimmune diseases: new measures to reduce risk of fatal overdose due to inadvertent daily instead of weekly dosing
Link  MHRA: Methotrexate: advise patients to take precautions in the sun to avoid photosensitivity reactions

Cytotoxic Drug  Amber 2 View adult BNF  View SPC online  View childrens BNF
Ciclosporin
Formulary

Capsule

Severe ulcerative colitis

Specialist initiation only

unlicensed 

Link  LSCMMG: Shared care guideline - Ciclosporin

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Ciclosporin injection
Formulary

Severe ulcerative colitis

Specialist initiation only

unlicensed 


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