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Bedfordshire and Luton Joint Formulary
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB
Formulary Chapter: 14 - Immunological products and vaccines 
Notes:

Any drug not listed on the Formulary should be considered Non-Formulary - Not recommended for prescribing
14.04 Vaccines and antisera
14.04 Anthrax vaccine
14.04 BCG vaccines
14.04 Botulism antitoxin
14.04 Cholera vaccine
14.04 Diphtheria vaccines
14.04 Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
14.04 Hepatitis A vaccine
14.04 Hepatitis B vaccine
14.04 Human papilloma virus vaccine
14.04 Influenza vaccine
14.04 Measles vaccine
14.04 Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine
14.04 Meningococcal vaccines
14.04 Mumps vaccine
14.04 Pertussis vaccine
14.04 Pneumococcal vaccines

Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (adsorbed) (Pneumovax II®)
(Injection)

GREEN
Formulary
PPV23 (23 valent)

Recommended 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after splenectomy plus further boosters.

BNF BNFc SPC

Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (adsorbed) (Prevenar 13®)
(0.5mL Injection)

GREEN
Formulary
  • For active immunisation of all ages
  • For individuals over the age of 18 years and between the age of 2-17 Years a single dose is required.
  • For infants below 2 years two doses are required.
    • BNF BNFc SPC
    14.04 Poliomyelitis vaccines
    14.04 Rabies vaccine
    14.04 Rotavirus vaccine
    14.04 Rubella vaccine
    14.04 Smallpox vaccine
    14.04 Tetanus vaccines
    14.04 Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine
    14.04 Typhoid vaccines
    14.04 Varicella-zoster vaccine
    14.04 Yellow fever vaccine
    Classifications
    GREEN
    May be initiated in any care setting
    Amber SPA
    Specialist to advise therapy and provide first 28 days supply, continuation in Primary Care
    Amber SPIS
    Specialist to initiate and stabilise medicine prior to continuation in Primary Care
    SCG
    To be prescribed as per Shared Care Guidance. If no SCG in place status reverts to red.
    RED
    Red medicines are designated as specialist only medicines which should only be prescribed by a specialist, usually within secondary care (either due to the requirement for specialist knowledge, long-term monitoring requirements, or restrictions that mean medicine supplies are only available to hospitals).
    DNP
    A decision has been made either locally and/or nationally not to routinely commission this preparation. Do not prescribe.
    SELF
    To be purchased over the counter. May be prescribed for chronic, long term conditions or on admission to hospital if essential.