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How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) Welcome to the new North Staffordshire Joint Formulary for all North Staffordshire CCGs and Acute Trusts. http://www.northstaffordshirejointformularynhsuk When you click on the above link you will be presented with the netFormulary Front Page: (Please note this formulary is a work in progress and not all links have been added to the front page) Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) To Access the Joint Formulary Click Home: Select About to access information about the joint formulary. This gives an introduction to the Formulary, advice and information. All formulary items are RAG rated according to their approved status and can be accessed at the bottom of each BNF chapter. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint

Formulary (netFormulary) Searching for a specific drug On all tabs displayed there is a Search box where you can search for a specific drug If the drug you have added to the search engine does not find any matches then it is classed as Non-formulary i.e not included in the Joint Formulary Search for Codeine There are 6 matches, Click on the first match and the following page will be presented giving a guide to the various presentations, icons and the RAG rating. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) If a drug entry is coloured green it means that it is the First choice drug for this section. At the bottom of the BNF chapter opened in full section, there is a guide to each icon and the traffic light status descriptions. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary

(netFormulary) To access Chapters To access a chapter click on the ‘Chapters’ tab. Select the BNF chapter required: Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) This will then open to show all the Chapters within the Cardiovascular System. You then need to click on the ‘Full Section’ tab which will then display the full section of the Cardiovascular System with all the recommend drugs and full RAG rating. You will also see any ESCA links, local guidance, NICE guidance or MHRA advice. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) The Full Chapter then opens to show all drugs within that chapter For Digoxin the formulary traffic light status is green, so item can be prescribed in both primary and secondary care. All the drugs listed also have the icons more

information on the individual drug. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician where you can click on to find out th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) Click on the BNF icon for Digoxin tablets, and you would be presented with the page below: Click on Drugs to find Digoxin tablets If you click on the SPC icon for Digoxin tablets, you will be presented with the page below: Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) Useful links On the Front page you can also access other information by clicking on the titles in useful links, there will be further links added for additional information and guidance as the formulary progresses. a) Links to South Staffs, Central & Eastern Cheshire and Birmingham & Surrounds Formularies. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5

April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) b) Link to the list of ESCAs. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) The opened ‘ESCAs’ link shows all the approved documents as listed below: Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) c) Link to current Patient Group Directions. The opened Patient Group Directions link lists them accordingly: Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) d) Link to Guidelines and Clinical Pathways (Guidelines are being uploaded as they are reviewed and updated) Opened Guidelines and Clinical Pathways link Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April

2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) e) Links to the Clinical Formularies. f) Link to High Cost Drugs Information. Opened link - Information will be updated and uploaded regularly Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) g) Link to Drug Discontinuations & Shortages. Opened link - This information will be uploaded and updated on a monthly basis Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) h) Link to Formulary Documentation – Formulary application forms etc Opened link Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2 How to Guide North Staffordshire Joint Formulary (netFormulary) Feedback Any feedback regarding the Joint Formulary can be sent via the ‘Feedback’ tab.

Responses will be provided as soon as possible. Prepared by Margaret Stanley High Cost Drugs Support Technician th 5 April 2019 v.2