WORKING WITH LOCAL CLINICIANS
| In common with most medical practices in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
PCT we work from a
recommended list or “formulary” of drugs and dressings. Local hospital
consultants also work from the same formulary. Prescribing from this
formulary means that we use drugs which we are familiar with and whose
benefits, dose range and potential side effects are well known to us. |
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Drugs are not excluded from the
formulary on the basis of cost but new drugs are only introduced when they have
been extensively tried and tested and proven to be effective and safe. Only
under exceptional circumstances will we prescribe drugs not in the formulary,
usually because of recommendation by a specialist.
As part of the NHS campaign towards Generic Prescribing, you may notice a
difference in the shape or colour of your medication on different occasions. The actual medicine is
exactly the same, only the company that makes it has changed. If you have any
questions about this your pharmacist can advise you.
