East Region Formulary

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Uveitis : Systemic treatment of uveitis

For general guidance on administration of drugs to the eye and control of microbial contamination of eye drops, please see the ‘General information on eye drops’ section.

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Systemic lupus erythematosus : Treatment of Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) : Treatment of JIA with DMARDs

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) includes oligoarthritis, rheumatoid factor (RF)+ polyarthritis, RF- polyarthritis, Enthesitis related JIA, psoriatic or IBD associated JIA. Refer to BNF for childre...

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Interstitial Lung Disease : Treatment of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) and other inflammatory ILD types

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Specialist Paediatric Rheumatology Management : Treatment of juvenile rheumatic disease with DMARDs

Specialist Paediatric Rheumatology Management of other Juvenile inflammatory rheumatic disease and musculoskeletal disorders are managed by specialists based in NHS Lothian working as part of the Scot...

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Systemic lupus erythematosus : Treatment of Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Psoriatic Arthritis : Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis with DMARDs

Biologic therapies may be initiated by rheumatologists in patients who have not responded to conventional DMARDs in line with British Society for Rheumatology guidance.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis : Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with DMARDs

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Epilepsy : Treatment of epilepsy in pregnancy - general notes

Epilepsy is broadly classified into either focal or generalized syndromes. It is important for treatment to distinguish where possible between genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE, previously known as id...

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Epilepsy : General prescribing notes for all paediatric pathways

Epilepsy is broadly classified into either focal or generalized syndromes. It is important for treatment to distinguish where possible between genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE, previously known as id...