Drugs eligible under Specialty Exemptions
The medications listed here are eligible for an Assumed Special Authority (SA) if the initial prescriber has a specialty or individual practitioner SA exemption.
Specialty |
Medications |
| Cardiology |
amlodipine, nicardipine, nifedipine |
| Clinical immunology & allergy |
budesonide/formeterol, formoterol, fluticasone/salmeterol, salmeterol |
| Endocrinology |
insulin glargine |
| Haematology |
benzydamine, fentanyl, granisetron, hydromorphone, dronabinol, morphine suppositories |
| Medical oncology |
benzydamine, fentanyl, granisetron, hydromorphone, dronabinol, morphine suppositories |
| Nephrologists |
amlodipine, nicardipine, nifedipine |
| Neurology |
sumatriptan injection |
| Pediatric cardiology (RDP Policy Pediatric Exception) |
amlodipine, benazepril, diclofenac sodium, diflunisal, enalapril, famotidine, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, fosinopril, indomethacin, isosorbide, ketoprofen, lisinopril, misprostol/diclofenac, nabumetone, naproxen potassium, nicardipine, nifedipine, nitroglycerin, nizatidine, pentaerythritol, piroxicam, ranitidine, salsalate, sulindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic, tolmetin |
| Pediatrics (RDP Policy Pediatric Exception) |
amlodipine, benazepril, diclofenac sodium, diflunisal, enalapril, famotidine, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, fosinopril, indomethacin, isosorbide, ketoprofen, lisinopril, meloxicam, misoprostol/diclofenac, nabumetone, naproxen potassium, nicardipine, nifedipine, nitroglycerin sustained release, nizatidine, pentaerythritol, piroxicam, ranitidine, salsalate, sulindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic, tolmetin |
| Pediatric general surgery (RDP Policy Pediatric Exception) |
diclofenac sodium, diflunisal, famotidine, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, indomethacin, isosorbide, ketoprofen, misoprostol/diclofenac, nabumetone, naproxen potassium, nitroglycerin, nizatidine, pentaerythritol, piroxicam, ranitidine, salsalate, sulindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic, tolmetin |
| Physical medicine & rehabilitation |
diclofenac sodium, diflunisal, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, meloxicam, misprostol/diclofenac, nabumetone, naproxen potassium, piroxicam, salsalate, sulindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic, tolmetin |
| Radiation oncology |
benzydamine, fentanyl, granisetron, hydromorphone, dronabinol, morphine suppositories |
| Radiation (therapeutic) & radiation oncology |
benzydamine, fentanyl, granisetron, hydromorphone, dronabinol, morphine suppositories |
| Respiratory medicine |
budesonide/formoterol, fluticasone/salmeterol, formoterol fumarate, salmeterol, salmeterol/fluticasone, tiotropium |
| Rheumatologists |
chlorambucil, chloroquine phosphate, diclofenac sodium, diflunisal, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, meloxicam, methotrexate, misprostol/diclofenac, nabumetone, naproxen potassium, piroxicam, salsalate, sulindac, tenoxicam, tiaprofenic, tolmetin |
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