West of Scotland Formulary
NHS Scotland

Cardiovascular conditions in specialist settings

Specialist use medicines in Critical Care

Treatments here are listed alphabetically.


Adrenaline
Adrenaline (base) 10mg/10ml (1 in 1,000) solution for injection ampoules
Adrenaline (base) 1mg/10ml (1 in 10,000) dilute solution for injection pre-filled syringes
Clonidine
Clonidine 25microgram tablets
Clonidine 100microgram tablets
Clonidine 100micrograms/5ml oral suspension
Clonidine 150micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules
Dobutamine
Dobutamine 250mg/20ml solution for infusion ampoules
Dopamine
Dopamine 200mg/5ml solution for infusion ampoules
Ephedrine
Ephedrine 30mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
Ephedrine 30mg/10ml solution for injection ampoules
Ephedrine 30mg/10ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes
Enoximone
Enoximone 100mg/20ml solution for injection ampoules
Esmolol
Esmolol 100mg/10ml solution for injection vials
Isoprenaline
Isoprenaline hydrochloride 1mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules
Mexiletine
Mexiletine 50mg capsules
Mexiletine hydrochloride 100mg (Mexiletine 83mg) capsules
Mexiletine hydrochloride 200mg (Mexiletine 167mg) capsules
Milrinone
Milrinone 10mg/10ml solution for infusion ampoules
Nimodipine
Nimodipine 30mg tablets
Nimodipine 10mg/50ml solution for infusion vials
Noradrenaline
Noradrenaline (base) 10mg/10ml solution for infusion ampoules
Noradrenaline (base) 4mg/4ml solution for infusion ampoules
Noradrenaline (base) 8mg/50ml solution for infusion pre-filled syringes
Phenylephrine
Phenylephrine 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules

History Notes

27/05/2026

Regional formulary chapter launched.

Specialist use medicines in cardiovascular and vascular surgery
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate 1% solution for injection 2ml ampoules
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate 3% solution for injection 2ml ampoules

History Notes

27/05/2026

Regional formulary chapter launched.

Treatment of occluded central access with antithrombotics
Alteplase
Alteplase 2mg powder for solution for injection vials
Urokinase
Urokinase 25,000unit powder for solution for injection vials

History Notes

27/05/2026

Regional formulary chapter launched.

Specialist use medicines in percutaneous coronary intervention
Tirofiban
Tirofiban 12.5mg/250ml infusion bags
Tirofiban 12.5mg/50ml solution for infusion vials

History Notes

27/05/2026

Regional formulary chapter launched.

Specialist use medicines in cardiomyopathy

Note: Treatments in this pathway may only be available for use in Boards where the associated service and guidelines have been established. Please check locally.


Disopyramide is used in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to reduce LV outflow tract obstruction.

Disopyramide
Disopyramide 100mg capsules

For the treatment of symptomatic (New York Heart Association, NYHA, class II to III) obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) in adult patients.

Mavacamten
Mavacamten 2.5mg capsules
Mavacamten 5mg capsules
Mavacamten 10mg capsules
Mavacamten 15mg capsules

For the treatment of wild-type and hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in adult patients with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).

Tafamidis
Tafamidis 61mg capsules

History Notes

27/05/2026

Regional formulary chapter launched.