Guidelines : Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Detail
Committee Recommendations
The Surrey Heartlands APC have agreed a traffic light status for each of the drugs used in the CKS guidelines for nuasea & vomiting in pregnancy:
1st line treatment options
Cyclizine - GREEN
Promethazine Teoclate - GREEN
Promethazine Hydrochloride - GREEN
Doxylamine/pyridoxine (Xonvea®) - GREEN (not preferred)
Prochlorperazine - GREEN
Chlorpromazine - GREEN
Where patient has swallowing difficulties
Promethazine oral Solution (Sugar Free) - GREEN
Prochlorperazine Buccal Tablets - GREEN
Chlorpromazine Oral Solution (Sugar Free) - GREEN
2nd line treatment options
Metoclopramide - GREEN
Ondansetron tablets - GREEN
Domperidone tablets - GREEN
Where patient has swallowing difficulties
Metoclopramide Oral Solution (Sugar Free) - GREEN
Ondansetron Orodispersible Film – GREEN
Domperidone Oral Suspension - GREEN
NON-FORMULARY (Orodispersible film is a more cost-effective option)
Ondansetron orodispersible tablets
Ondansetron Oral Solution
Documents
Supplementary documents (CCG specific documents)
No records returned.
Drugs
Below are listed drugs that are used to treat Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
- Chlorpromazine hydrochloride Green
- Cyclizine hydrochloride Green
- Domperidone Green (see narrative)
- Doxylamine and pyridoxine Green (see narrative)
- Metoclopramide Green (see narrative)
- Ondansetron Green (see narrative)
- Prochlorperazine Green
- Promethazine hydrochloride Green