User:DCDuring/RestrictedReservedAntibiotics

Reserved in UK

• amikacin
• amphotericin B, amphotericin (Fungizone® and Liposomal); w:amphotericin B
• aztreonam
• ciprofloxacin* cipro
• ceftazidine; cephalosporin, w:cephalosporin (Acremonium, syn. Cephalosporium)
• chloramphenicol IV/PO*
• flucytosine
• linezolid
• meropenem*
• nalidixic acid, nalidixin; w:nalidixin
• piperacillin + tazobactam*
• sodium fusidate IV, fusidic acid; w:fusidic acid
• tobramycin
• cefuroxime
• ertapenem

Gloucester Hospitals restricted antibiotics

Microbiologist recommendation only

Must be recommended/approved for use by a consultant microbiologist.

Approval & indication for use and review or stop date must be documented in the medical notes and on the prescription chart.

• chloramphenicol (IV & PO)
• colistin
• daptomycin
• ertapenem
• fidaxomicin
• linezolid
• temocillin

Restricted

Can be used according to GHNHSFT guidelines. For all other indications, approval of consultant microbiologist must be sought before use. Indication for use & review or stop date must be documented in the medical notes and on the prescription chart.

• teicoplanin
• amikacin
• azithromycin
• aztreonam
• cefalexin
• cefixime
• cefotaxime
• cefradine
• ceftazidime
• ceftriaxone
• cefuroxime
• ciprofloxacin
• co-trimoxazole, trimoxazole
• erythromycin
• fosfomycin
• levofloxacin
• meropenem
• moxifloxacin
• ofloxacin
• piperacillin/tazobactam
• rifampicin
• sodium fusidate
• teicoplanin
• tigecycline
• tobramycin
• vancomycin