RED - primary care prescribing is NOT recommended.
AMBER RECOMMENDED requires specialist assessment and patient selection; suitable for prescribing in primary care.
AMBER INITIATED requires specialist assessment and patient selection; requires specialist prescribing and monitoring until the patient's dose and condition are reviewed as stable; suitable for on-going prescribing in primary care.
AMBER RETAINED requires specialist assessment and patient selection; requires specialist prescribing and monitoring until the patient's dose and condition are reviewed as stable; requires occasional specialist input indefinitely; requires patients remain under specialist care and are not discharged; suitable for on-going prescribing in primary care.
PURPLE - requires specialist assessment and patient selection; requires specialist prescribing and monitoring until the patient's dose and condition are reviewed as stable; requires occasional specialist input indefinitely; requires patients remain under specialist care and are not discharged; requires ongoing specialist dose adjustment and management of adverse effects; requires a mutually agreed shared care framework; suitable for on-going prescribing and monitoring in primary care.
BLACK - not recommended for use.
GREY - not recommended for use; further guidance will be issued when more information or evidence is made available.
