Nurse prescribers formulary

A monthly publication of the NHS listing NHS reimbursement prices for medicines and appliances (devices), borderline substances, dentist and nurse prescribing formularies, and those medicines and other substances which may not be prescribed on the NHS ( blacklisted ). 

Part XVIIB(i) - Nurse prescribes formulary for community practitioners (in Wales district nurses and health visitors)... 

Part IXB contains the nurse prescribing formulary (for community nurses and health visitors) and is similar in composition to Part XVIIB(i) of the Drug Tariff for England and Wales (see Section 2.4.1). 

Item(s) allowable on the NHS No, see Drug Tariff. The amphotericin are not listed in the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for community practitioners and so cannot be prescribed by a community nurse on an NHS prescription form (see Section 3.2.3). 

The restrictions that control the supply of medicines to nurses refers to registered nurses who are qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances from the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for Community Practitioners in current editions of the British National Formulary and Drug Tariff. 

This distinction is noted on the Register of Nurses and shows who has the necessary additional qualification. Therefore the supply to and by these practitioners is limited to the items listed in the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for Community Practitioners. 

In a similar way to dental prescribing in the NHS (see Section 3.2.2) it is important that pharmacists are aware of the contents of the respective parts of the Drug Tariff(s) dealing with nurse prescribing on the NHS. The British National Formulary also indicates whether an item would be able to be prescribed on an NHS prescription by a nurse by listing the Nurse Presenters Formulary for Community Practitioners. However, the British National Formulary is not usually as up to date as the Drug Tariff as indicated above. 

Nurses who are independent non-medical prescribers (formerly extended formulary nurse prescribers) may prescribe certain controlled drugs for certain medical conditions (see Section 3.2.5). These drugs and the conditions which they may be prescribed within... 

In 1994, district nurses, midwives and health visitors were allowed to prescribe from a limited formulary of dressings, appliances and some medicines until extended formulary nurse prescribing was introduced in 2002. This allowed registered nurses to prescribe from the nurse prescribers extended formulary, which included treatment for minor ailments, minor injuries, health promotion and palliative care. This formulary was gradually expanded over the next few years and listed in the British National Formulary BNF). 

Extended formulary nurse prescribing was discontinued in 2006 and replaced by qualified nurse independent prescribing. Nurses can now prescribe any licensed medicine, including some controlled drugs, if they are qualified to do so. At the same time, pharmacists became eligible to train as pharmacist independent prescribers, being able to prescribe all licensed medicines but, as yet, no controlled drugs. 

Westbrook, K. and Hodgetts, A. (1997) Development of a Limited Formulary Prescribing Scheme for Therapy Radiographers and Oncology Nurses NHS Executive (S W) R D Project Grant RefD/12/11.95/Westbrook Abstract Reporting Back the Results of R D Conference. 

In some countries, the list of prescribers may include non-medical prescribers such as nurses, pharmacists or chiropodists. These other prescribers may have limited formularies in some countries. However, the law varies... 

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