Carnitine deficiency
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| RED L-Carnitine paediatric solution 30% (3gram/10ml) – 20ml bottle |
| RED L-Carnitine injection 1gram/5ml |
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| Nephropathic cystinosis |
| RED Mercaptamine (Cystagon®) capsules 50mg, 150mg |
| Please prescribe by brand to avoid confusion with similar sounding names. |
| RED Mercaptamine (Cysteamine) eye drops |
This is a "special" for use in ophthalmic involvement of nephropathic cystinosis, available on named patient basis | only. | | Metabolic disorders | |
| RED Sodium Bicarbonate 420mg/5ml (1mmol/1ml) sugar free oral solution |
| prescribe as SodiBic® (Arjun) |
| RED Sodium Benzoate 500mg/5ml oral solution |
| RED Joulies Solution (oral solution - unlicensed) |
| RED Arginine 30g/300mL (10%) solution - paediatric use only |
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| Sapropterin NHS England Commissioned |
| NICE TA729 Recommended as an option for treating hyperphenylalaninaemia that responds to sapropterin (response as |
| defined in the summary of product characteristics) in people with phenylketonuria (PKU), only if they are: |
| > under 18 and a dose of 10 mg/kg is used, only using a higher dose if target blood phenylalanine levels |
| cannot be achieved at 10 mg/kg |
| > aged 18 to 21 inclusive, continuing the dose they were having before turning 18 or at a maximum dose of |
| 10 mg/kg |
| > pregnant(from a positive pregnancy test until birth). |
| Sapropterin is recommended only if the company provides it according to the commercial arrangement. |
| RED Sapropterin 100mg soluble tablets [Kuvan®] |
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| 9.8.2 Acute porphyrias |
| For use as haem replacement in moderate, severe or unremitting acute porphyria crises. |
| RED Haem arginate (Normosang®) injection 25mg/ml |
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