Clinicians wishing to prescribe the following antibiotics are required to contact the Microbiologist for approval which must then be recorded in the medical notes. The exception to this is where the restricted antibiotic is specified in a protocol or if the patient is nil by mouth (or not absorbing) and on an antibiotic that has to be used in its restricted IV form rather than its unrestricted oral formulation.

 

Amikacin
Azithromycin	Except for GUM
Aztreonam
Cefotaxime IV
Ceftazidime IV	Except for cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis
Ceftriaxone IV
Cefuroxime po/IV
Cephalosporins (oral)	Except Obstetrics, GUM & Maxillo-facial
Chloramphenicol IV
Chloramphenicol topical	Except for eyes
Ciprofloxacin po/IV
Co-trimoxazole IV	Unless pneumocystis
Daptomycin
Ertapenem IV
Fidaxomicin
Imipenem/Cilastin (Primaxin®)
Levofloxacin po/IV
Linezolid
Meropenem
Quinupristin/Dalfopristin (Synercid®)
Rifampicin IV
Sodium fusidate IV
Temocillin
Ticarcillin/Clavulanic acid (Timentin®)
Tigecycline IV
Tobramycin	Except for cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis

Contact numbers
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Pharmacy Medicines Information CGH 3030, GRH 6108
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