Standard Formulae for ECPs and galenicals

Information on this page is guidance only

You are responsible for making sure you comply with the lastest Schedule, including the rules in Section A.

Section A, Schedule rules part 7(external link)

Acetylcysteine eye drops

Codeine linctus (3 mg per 5 ml)

Codeine linctus (15 mg per 5 ml)

Folinic mouthwash

(Preservative should be used if quantity supplied is for more than 5 days. Maximum 500~ml per prescription.)

Methadone mixture

Methyl hydroxybenzoate 10% solution

(Use 1 ml of the 10% solution per 100 ml of oral liquid mixture)

Omeprazole suspension

Phenobarbitone oral liquid

Phenobarbitone sodium paediatric oral liquid (10 mg per ml)

Pilocarpine oral liquid

(Preservative should be used if quantity supplied is for more than 5 days.)

Saliva substitute formula

(Preservative should be used if quantity supplied is for more than 5 days. Maximum 500~ml per prescription.)

Sodium chloride oral liquid

(Only funded if prescribed for treatment of hyponatraemia)

Vancomycin oral solution (50 mg per ml)

(Only funded if prescribed for treatment of Clostridium difficile following metronidazole failure)

Information on this page is guidance only

You are responsible for making sure you comply with the lastest Schedule, including the rules in Section A.

Section A, Schedule rules part 7(external link)

The standard formulae for extemporaneously compounded products and galenicals are also available as part of Schedule report spreadsheet. See the seventh tab of the report.