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A number of resources are available to support the safe use of high-risk medicines. Healthcare professionals should ensure they are available for their patients

Contents

  1. Resources to support patients
  2. Accessing Resources
    1. Manufacturer specific
    2. NHS England
  4. NHS England Resources
    1. Anticoagulants
    2. Lithium
    3. Methotrexate
    4. Steroids
    5. Alternative descriptions of the resource images
  6. Update history

Resources to support patients

There are a number of patient-held risk minimisation materials available for healthcare professional to provide to patients.

Brand specific resources are available from individual manufacturers.

NHS England have developed a number of generic risk minimisation resources for certain high risk medicines.

Accessing Resources

Manufacturer specific

These are available in the risk minimisation material directory on the electronic medicines compendium.

NHS England

Primary care

Resources can be ordered from PCSE Online.

Secondary care

Resources can be ordered from NHS Forms.

Organisations may need to raise orders via a non-catalogue requisition in Oracle, selecting the supplier as XEROX.

NHS England Resources

The following resources are available to order as above.

Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Folder

Order code

OATPACK

Updated

October 2022
Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Folder - full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Information Book

Order code

DOAC THERAPY BOOK

Published

October 2022
Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Information Book - full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Anticoagulant Alert Card

Order code

OATALERTCARD

Updated

October 2022
Anticoagulant Alert Card - full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Warfarin Anticoagulant Therapy Information Booklet

Order code

OAT INFO BOOK

Updated

October 2022
Warfarin Anticoagulant Therapy Information Booklet -- full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Warfarin Anticoagulant Monitoring Book

Order code

OATRECBOOK

Updated

October 2022
Warfarin Anticoagulant Monitoring Book - full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Lithium Alert Card

Order code

LITHIUMALERTCARD

Updated

March 2025

Lithium Alert Card - full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Lithium Information Book

Order code

LITHIUMINFOBOOK

Updated

March 2025

Lithium information book - full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Lithium Monitoring Book

Order code

LITHIUM BOOKS

Updated

March 2025

Lithium Monitoring Book - full details below in the alternative descriptions of the resource images section.

Lithium Folder

Discontinued March 2025

 

Methotrexate Information Book

Order code

MTB

Review date

Due for review 2023

Steroid Treatment Card

Order code

STC

Steroid Emergency Card

Order code

ESTC

Published

July 2020

Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Folder

An orange booklet cover with an NHS logo, titled ‘Oral Anticoagulant Therapy’. A blue box reads: ‘Important information for patients’.

Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Information Book

An orange booklet cover with an NHS logo, titled ‘Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy’. A blue box reads: ‘Important information for patients’. Footer text reads: ‘Version Date and version no. Product Code: DOACINFOBOOK’.

Anticoagulant Alert Card

An orange card with a grey header titled ‘Anticoagulant Alert Card’. The text reads ‘This patient is taking anticoagulant therapy. This card should be carried at all times and shown to healthcare professionals’. There are fields to be completed on the card that read: ‘Name of Patient; Date of Birth; Address; Postcode; Telephone; Name of next of kin; Hospital Number; National Health Service Number’. Footer text reads: ‘OAT ALERT CARD_082022_003. 17/08/2022 15:00’

Warfarin Anticoagulant Therapy Information Booklet

An orange booklet cover with an NHS logo, titled ‘Warfarin Anticoagulant Therapy’. The text reads: ‘Suitable for patients on warfarin and other vitamin K antagonist anticoagulants.’ A blue box reads ‘Important information for patients’. Footer text reads: ‘Version 102022_04. Product Code: OATINFOBOOK’

Warfarin Anticoagulant Monitoring Book

An orange booklet cover with an NHS logo, titled ‘Warfarin Anticoagulant Monitoring Book’. The text reads ‘Suitable for patients on warfarin and other vitamin K antagonist anticoagulants. Only one copy of this book should be in use at any time. Please take it to all your appointments.’ Text to be completed reads ‘Book Start Date:’ A blue box reads: ‘This booklet is intended for recording dose and test results in patients on Warfarin or other Vitamin K antagonists. Important information about your oral anticoagulant therapy is contained in a separate booklet, which can be obtained from your anticoagulant clinic..’ Footer text reads: ‘Version 102022_03. Product Code: OATRECBOOK’.

Lithium Alert Card

A purple card with a black header and NHS logo, titled ‘Lithium Alert Card’. The text reads ‘This patient is taking lithium therapy. This card should be carried at all times and shown to healthcare professionals.’ There are fields to be completed on the card that read: ‘Name of Patient; Date of Birth; Address; Postcode; Telephone; Name of Next of Kin; Contact Number; Hospital Number; National Health Service Number.’

Lithium Information Book

A purple booklet cover with an NHS logo, titled ‘Lithium Therapy.’ A blue box reads ‘Important information for patients.’ Footer text: reads ‘Version 112024.001. Product Code: LITHIUMINFOBOOK.’

Lithium Monitoring Book

A purple booklet cover with an NHS logo, titled: ‘Lithium Therapy Monitoring Book’. A blue box reads ‘This booklet should be used to record your dose and test results when on lithium therapy. Important information about your lithium therapy is contained in a separate booklet, which can be obtained from your clinic.’ Footer text reads: ‘Version 112024.001. Product Code: LITHIUM BOOKS.’

Update history

  1. Updated the image of the Warfarin Anticoagulant Monitoring Book. Added 'Alternative descriptions of the resource images' section to improve webpage accessibility.
  1. Updated dates in lithium section. Information regarding lithium folder discontinued added.
  1. Lithium images added
  1. Hyperlinks updated
  1. Images added to anticoagulant section
  1. Published