PAD Profile : Diazepam - Anxiety

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PAD Profile : Diazepam - Anxiety

Keywords :

Benzodiazepines, anxiolytics, sedation, sedatives, pre-med

Traffic Light Status

Status 1 of 1.

Status :

Green

Formulations :

Not Specified

Trust Alignment :

Primary Care

ASPH

RSFT

SASH

SABP

Links :

BNF NICE SPC

Comments :

NOTE - Surrey Heartlands primary care prescribers (GPs, NMPs) will not be requested to prescribe sedatives/anxiolytics (e.g. Diazepam) for a procedure they are not undertaking. Examples would include anxiety associated with a dental visit; a CT/MRI scan at a hospital; a minor operation undertaken by a dermatology service. It is the responsibility of the provider service to arrange the prescribing of any medication associated with the procedure or treatment as part of the 'package of care'. This decision is supported in the Surrey Heartlands Interface Prescribing Policy (IPP) (section 4.3): Guidelines : Interface Prescribing Policy (IPP)

Documents :

Guidelines

No guidelines returned.

Other Drugs

No drugs returned.

Other Indications

Additional Documents

No additional documents returned.

Committee Recommendations

Date

Committee Name

Narrative

08 January 2025

Surrey Heartlands Medicines Safety Committee (MSC)

Surrey Heartlands recommendation -
Surrey Heartlands primary care prescribers (GPs, NMPs) will not be requested to prescribe sedatives/anxiolytics (e.g. Diazepam) for a procedure they are not undertaking. Examples would include anxiety associated with a dental visit; a CT/MRI scan at a hospital; a minor operation undertaken by a dermatology service. It is the responsibility of the provider service to arrange the prescribing of any medication associated with the procedure or treatment as part of the 'package of care'. This decision is supported in the Surrey Heartlands Interface Prescribing Policy (IPP) (section 4.3): Guidelines : Interface Prescribing Policy (IPP)

01 July 2015

Surrey & North West Sussex Area Prescribing Committee (formerly Prescribing Clinical Network)

This drug has been agreed as appropriate for initiation in Primary Care and/or continued in Primary Care following a recommendation from specialists in other health care sectors. Following consideration by the PCN, it has been assigned a GREEN traffic light status

01 May 2013

Surrey & North West Sussex Area Prescribing Committee (formerly Prescribing Clinical Network)

There is currently no information on the PAD in relation to use of hypnotics and this is a national QIPP indicator. It was noted that there has been significant work already done in this area by others and that this continues to be current. The Welsh medicines educational pack was noted to be very detailed and contain support materials for practices wishing to look at their hypnotic prescribing. The network members agreed that no additional work was required surrounding this and supported utilising the 2 papers presented to them. (Acknowledgments to Keele university department of Medicines Management and NHS Wales for these support materials)

Associated BNF Codes

04. Central Nervous System

04.01.02. Anxiolytics