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Prescribing Advisory Database

Guidelines : Actinic keratosis

Detail

Condition :
Actinic keratosis
Keywords :
solar, AK, solaraze, efudix, aldara, actikerall, picato, zyclara, fluorouracil, diclofenac, ingenol, imiquimod, solacutan
BNF Codes :

Committee Recommendations

Date
Committee Name
Narrative
Traffic Light Status
03 June 2020
Surrey & North West Sussex Area Prescribing Committee (formerly Prescribing Clinical Network)

The APC recommends primary care treatment choices for actinic keratosis as follows: 

GREEN traffic light status:
             Fluorouracil (Efudix®)
             Diclofenac 3% gel (Solaraze® or Solacutan®)

BLUE (without an information sheet) traffic light status:
            Fluorouracil & salicylic acid solution (Actikerall®)
            Imiquimod 5% cream (Aldara®)

BLACK traffic light status:
               Imiquimod 3.75% (Zyclara®)
               Ingenol mebutate gel (Picato®)
       
 See Actinic Keratosis Guidelines below

 
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Documents

Type
Document
Review Date
Guidelines (Local)
November 2022

Supplementary documents (CCG specific documents)

No records returned.

Drugs

Below are listed drugs that are used to treat Actinic keratosis.