Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Online Formulary
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    • Anxiety Disorders
      • Generalised anxiety disorder
      • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
      • Panic Disorder
      • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
      • Social Anxiety Disorder
    • Bipolar Affective Disorder
      • Bipolar depression
      • Mania & Hypomania
      • Bipolar Prophylaxis
      • Rapid-cycling
    • Dementia
      • Cognitive symptoms of dementia
      • Non-cognitive symptoms of dementia
    • Depression
      • Depression
      • Augmentation agents for Depression
    • Hypnotics and anxiolytics
      • Acute anxiety
      • Insomnia
    • Pregnancy & breastfeeding
      • Antidepressant
      • Antipsychotic
      • Hypnotic
    • Psychosis & related disorders
      • Oral antipsychotics
      • Depot (long-acting) antipsychotics
      • Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia
      • Treatment of side effects
        • EPSE
        • Hypersalivation
        • Tardive Dyskinesia
    • Short term control of acutely disturbed or violent behaviour
      • Acute psychosis or mania (in-patient setting)
      • Oral medication
      • Rapid tranquilisation (i.m.)
    • Substance dependence
      • Alcohol Dependence
      • Nicotine dependence
    • Not Approved for Formulary
      • Not Approved for Formulary
    • Non-psychiatric guidelines
  • Drug Index
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Drug Status Key

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Substance dependence

For people with learning difficulties initiate treatment with low doses and titrate cautiously with frequent monitoring for side effects

Additional resources

 NICE CG100 Alcohol-use disorders: Diagnosis and clinical management of alcohol-related physical complications

 NICE CG115 Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis, assessment and management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence

NICE CG52 Drug misuse – opioid detoxification

NICE TA114 Methadone and buprenorphine for the management of opioid dependence

NICE PH45 Smoking: harm reduction

NICE PH48 Smoking: acute, maternity and mental health services

Formulary medications

  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Nicotine dependence

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