Lancashire and South Cumbria
Formulary
Formulary
9 Nutrition and blood
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09-05-03 Fluoride
| Sodium fluoride Duraphat® (Toothpaste) |
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Formulary
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Toothpaste 5000ppm (Duraphat®)
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 LSCMMG: Fluoride High Strength Toothpastes: Position Statement LSCMMG: Sodium fluoride toothpaste NMR |
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On the advice of a secondary care specialist, in patients who have had surgery, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, who are unable to access a primary care dentist.
Prophylaxis of dental caries. clinicians other than dentists working in primary care should not prescribe high strength fluoride toothpaste where dentists could reasonably treat the patient.Links
- DH: Delivering Better Oral Health
- LSCMMG: Bariatric surgery guidelines for prescribing of vitamins and nutritional supplements: Position Statement
- LSCMMG: Fluoride High Strength Toothpastes: Position Statement
- LSCMMG: Gluten-Free food products: Position Statement
- LSCMMG: Oral Nutritional Supplements in Primary Care
- LSCMMG: PKU - Prescribing of Multivitamins & Phenylalanine-free amino acid substitutes for adults and children
- LSCMMG: Sodium fluoride toothpaste NMR
- NICE CG32: Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition
- NICE NG20: Coeliac disease: recognition, assessment and management
- NICE NG203: Chronic kidney disease: assessment and management