NHS England Drugs of Low Clinical Priority

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NHS England have identified 18 medicines/items of low clinical value. These are for ineffective, over-priced or low value treatments and are a focus in our Medicines Optimisation LES (MOLES).

Below are the resources to support practices when reviewing them which includes prescribing policy statements, service restriction policies and switching guidance for each item.

pdf (126 KB) pdf Complementary and Alternative Therapies Service Restriction Policy Oct 2016 (126 KB)

pdf Co-Proxamol May 2018 (351 KB)

pdf Dosulepin August 2017 (325 KB)

pdf Doxazosin MR August 2017 (348 KB)

Erectile dysfunction - Tadalafil January 2019

pdf Fentanyl Immediate release products March 2017 (231 KB)

pdf Glucosamine February 2015 (370 KB)

pdf Gluten free food January 2016 (274 KB)

pdf Lidocaine plasters prescribing policy statement (336 KB)

document Lidocaine weaning patient letter (19 KB)

pdf Liothyronine April 2017 (373 KB)

pdf Lutein and antioxidants August 2017 (529 KB)