Formulary expansion for independent nurse prescribers

摘要

More than 50 new medicines to treat an additional 32 conditions were added to the nurse prescribers' extended formulary at the beginning of May.The additions were made after considering the responses to a consultation that started in April last year.At the time,the proposal was for an extra 60 medicines to treat 30 conditions.As a result of the change,independent nurse prescribers can now prescribe medicines to treat a range of central nervous sys-tem conditions,including acute dystonias and recurrent generalised tonic-clonic seizures and certain infections,including cellulitis,dental infections and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis.