Joint Medicines Formulary & Traffic Light Index
Joint Medicines Formulary & Traffic Light Index
| All medicines are listed alphabetically using the generic name where possible. |
| Some brand names are used - for multi-ingredient preparations or those with non-specific |
| generic names. |
| LOOKING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR A MEDICINE ? - FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS |
| 1. Type the drug name in the 'Keywords' box |
| 2. Click on the 'Search' button |
| 3. Within the results, click on the 'generic name' of the medicine you are looking for. |
| 4. Then click on the 'Link to the relevant section' - this will take you to the page in the formulary |
| that talks about that medicine. You will be able to see the traffic light for medicines here. |
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| Rabeprazole | Prescribe generically | gastro-oesophageal reflux | Black Traffic Light | BLACK | |
| Rabies vaccination | All brands | Travel vaccination | Black Traffic Light | BLACK | See Position Statement on the provision... |
| radium-223 dichloride | Xofigo | Treatment of hormone-relapsed prostate... | 8>1>5 | RED | NICE TAG 376 |
| Raloxifene | Evista® | Primary prevention of osteoporosis in... | Black traffic light | BLACK | NICE TA160 - updated February 2018 |
| Raloxifene | Evista® | Secondary prevention of osteoporosis... | 6>4>1>1 | GREEN | alternative treatment - see guideline |
| Raltegravir | Isentress® | HIV infection | 5>3>1 | RED | |
| Ramipril capsules | Generic prescribing only | Hypertension, symptomatic heart failure | 2>5>5>1 | GREEN | |
| Ramucirumab | Cyramza | Previously treated locally advanced or... | Black Traffic Light | BLACK | Not recommended as an option in NICE... |
| Ramucirumab | | Avanced gastric cancer... | BLACK TRAFFIC LIGHT | BLACK | Not recommended as per NICE TA378 |
| Ramucirumab | Cyramza | Unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma... | Black traffic Light | BLACK | Appraisal terminated |
| Ramucirumab [with erlotinib] | Cyramza | Untreated EGFR-positive metastatic... | Black Traffic Light | BLACK | Terminated appraisal |
| Ranibizumab | Lucentis® | Diabetic retinopathy - NICE TA637 -... | Black Traffic Light | BLACK | terminated appraisal |
| Ranibizumab | Lucentis® | Visual impairment caused by macular... | 11>8>2 | RED | secondary to retinal vein occlusion |
| Ranibizumab | Lucentis® | Age-related macular degeneration (NICE... | 11>8>2 | RED | |
| Ranibizumab | Lucentis® | Choroidal neovascularisation associated... | 11>8>2 | RED | Recommended as an option by NICE |
| Ranibizumab | Lucentis® | Diabetic Macular Oedema (NICE TA274) | 11>8>2 | RED | |
| Ranitidine injection | Zantac® | Reduction of gastric acidity | 1>3>1 | RED | |
| Ranitidine oral | Zantac® | Chronic dyspepsia | 1>3>1 | GREEN | Syrup for paediatric use only |
| Ranolazine | Ranexa® | As adjunctive therapy in the treatment... | 2>6>3 | AMBER | See Prescribing guide for GPs |
| Rasagiline | Azilect® | Parkinsons disease | 4>9>1 | AMBER | |
