HOSPITAL AUTHORITY DRUG FORMULARY (v16.5 - w.e.f. 22 May 2021) drugs newly added to each category are highlighted in "yellow" (1) The drugs may either be listed as generic or proprietary names, where appropriate. Brand names listed serve as reference only, they do not necessarily indicate the availability of that particular brand. (2) Some drugs may appear in more than one category due to different formulations and/or indications. (3) The "Special" drugs will be prescribed as clinically indicated based on the specified indications. (4) Based on operational logistics and needs, individual cluster/hospital may only stock part of the drugs listed in the HA Drug Formulary. Self-financed item Self-financed item BNF General Drugs Special Drugs With Safety Net Without Safety Net 1 GASTRO-INTESTINAL SYSTEM 腸胃科藥物 1.1 DYSPEPSIA AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE ALUMINIUM / MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE AND SIMETHICONE ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE CHARCOAL ACTIVATED DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE GAVISCON (OR EQUIV) MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE MYLANTA (OR EQUIV) ANTISPASMODICS AND OTHER DRUGS ALTERING GUT 1.2 MOTILITY HYOSCINE MEBEVERINE OTILONIUM BROMIDE PEPPERMINT OIL PROPANTHELINE 1.3 ANTISECRETORY DRUGS AND MUCOSAL PROTECTANTS BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE DEXLANSOPRAZOLE FAMOTIDINE ESOMEPRAZOLE MISOPROSTOL LANSOPRAZOLE PANTOPRAZOLE OMEPRAZOLE RABEPRAZOLE PANTOPRAZOLE RANITIDINE RANITIDINE SUCRALFATE 1.4 ACUTE DIARRHOEA DIOCTAHEDRAL SMECTITE RACECADOTRIL LOPERAMIDE 1.5 CHRONIC BOWEL DISORDERS BUDESONIDE ADALIMUMAB INFLIXIMAB BUDESONIDE (RECTAL) INFLIXIMAB USTEKINUMAB MESALAZINE USTEKINUMAB VEDOLIZUMAB MESALAZINE (SUPP/ENEMA) VEDOLIZUMAB PREDNISOLONE (FOAM/ENEMA) SULPHASALAZINE 1.6 LAXATIVES AGIOCUR (OR EQUIV) MACROGOL AGIOLAX (OR EQUIV) BISACODYL BISACODYL (SUPP) DOCUSATE FLEET (OR EQUIV) FLEET PHOSPHO-SODA BUFFERED SALINE GLYCEROL LACTULOSE METAMUCIL (OR EQUIV) NORMACOL PLUS (OR EQUIV) PHOSPHO-SODA (OR EQUIV) PICOPREP (OR EQUIV) Self-financed item Self-financed item BNF General Drugs Special Drugs With Safety Net Without Safety Net POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL SENNATOSIDE B 1.7 LOCAL PREPARATIONS FOR ANAL AND RECTAL DISORDERS ANUSOL (OR EQUIV) EURORECTAL FAKTU (OR EQUIV) GLYCERYL TRINITRATE (RECTAL) PHENOL IN ALMOND OIL ULTRAPROCT N (OR EQUIV) 1.9 DRUGS AFFECTING INTESTINAL SECRETIONS CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID COMBIZYM (OR EQUIV) URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID PANCREATIN 2 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 心臟科藥物 2.1 POSITIVE INOTROPIC DRUGS DIGOXIN MILRINONE 2.2 DIURETICS AMILORIDE EPLERENONE BUMETANIDE DYAZIDE (OR EQUIV) FRUSEMIDE HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE INDAPAMIDE MANNITOL MANNITOL + SORBITOL METOLAZONE MODURETIC (OR EQUIV) SPIRONOLACTONE 2.3 ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS AMIODARONE DRONEDARONE ATROPINE DISOPYRAMIDE FLECAINIDE MEXILETINE PROCAINAMIDE PROPAFENONE QUINIDINE 2.4 BETA-ADRENOCEPTOR BLOCKING DRUGS ATENOLOL BISOPROLOL BISOPROLOL + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE CARVEDILOL ESMOLOL LABETALOL METOPROLOL NADOLOL PROPRANOLOL SOTALOL 2.5 HYPERTENSION AND HEART FAILURE CAPTOPRIL AMBRISENTAN CLONIDINE AMLODIPINE + VALSARTAN ENALAPRIL BOSENTAN ENALAPRILAT CANDESARTAN HYDRALAZINE DOXAZOSIN LISINOPRIL ILOPROST LOSARTAN IRBESARTAN IRBESARTAN + METHYLDOPA HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE LOSARTAN + MINOXIDIL HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE NITROPRUSSIDE DIHYDRATE SODIUM MACITENTAN PERINDOPRIL SACUBITRIL + VALSARTAN PHENOXYBENZAMINE SELEXIPAG Self-financed item Self-financed item BNF General Drugs Special Drugs With Safety Net Without Safety Net PHENTOLAMINE SILDENAFIL (REVATIO) PRAZOSIN TELMISARTAN TELMISARTAN + PREDONIUM (OR EQUIV) HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE RAMIPRIL VALSARTAN VALSARTAN + TERAZOSIN HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE NITRATES, CALCIUM-CHANNEL BLOCKERS, AND OTHER 2.6 ANTIANGINAL DRUGS AMLODIPINE CILOSTAZOL DILTIAZEM GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT FELODIPINE ER IVABRADINE GLYCERYL TRINITRATE LERCANIDIPINE GLYCERYL TRINITRATE (PATCH) NAFTIDROFURYL OXALATE ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE NIFEDIPINE ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE OXPENTIFYLLINE NICERGOLINE NIFEDIPINE NIMODIPINE VERAPAMIL 2.7 SYMPATHOMIMETICS ADRENALINE DOBUTAMINE DOPAMINE EPHEDRINE ISOPRENALINE METARAMINOL MIDODRINE NORADRENALINE NOREPINEPHRINE PHENYLEPHRINE 2.8 ANTICOAGULANTS AND PROTAMINE ARGATROBAN APIXABAN RIVAROXABAN ENOXAPARIN DABIGATRAN EPOPROSTENOL EDOXABAN HEPARIN RIVAROXABAN NADROPARIN PROTAMINE SULPHATE SODIUM CITRATE TINZAPARIN WARFARIN 2.9 ANTIPLATELET DRUGS ASPIRIN ABCIXIMAB TICAGRELOR ASPIRIN + GLYCINE CLOPIDOGREL DIPYRIDAMOLE EPTIFIBATIDE PRASUGREL TICAGRELOR STABLE ANGINA, ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES, AND 2.10 FIBRINOLYSIS STREPTOKINASE ALTEPLASE TENECTEPLASE UROKINASE 2.11 ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC DRUGS AND HAEMOSTATICS TRANEXAMIC ACID EMICIZUMAB FACTOR IX FACTOR VIIA FACTOR VIII FACTOR VIII INHIBITOR BYPASSING FRACTION PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX CONCENTRATE 2.12 LIPID-REGULATING DRUGS ALIROCUMAB Self-financed item Self-financed item BNF General Drugs Special Drugs With Safety Net Without Safety Net ATORVASTATIN CHOLESTYRAMINE EVOLOCUMAB EZETIMIBE FENOFIBRATE GEMFIBROZIL ROSUVASTATIN SIMVASTATIN 2.13 LOCAL SCLEROSANTS ETHANOLAMINE OLEATE SODIUM TETRADECYL SULPHATE 2.A MISCELLANEOUS (CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM) ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DISODIUM LEVOSIMENDAN CARDIOPLEGIA (OR EQUIV) TRIMETAZIDINE DAFLON 500 (OR EQUIV) TISSEEL KIT (OR EQUIV) UBIDECARENONE 3 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 呼吸系統藥物 3.1 BRONCHODILATORS AMINOPHYLLINE ACLIDINIUM COMBIVENT (OR EQUIV) ACLIDINIUM + FORMOTEROL IPRATROPIUM GLYCOPYRRONIUM (INH) SALBUTAMOL INDACATEROL SALBUTAMOL (INH) INDACATEROL + GLYCOPYRRONIUM TERBUTALINE OLODATEROL THEOPHYLLINE SALBUTAMOL (INH) SALMETEROL TERBUTALINE (INH) TIOTROPIUM TIOTROPIUM + OLODATEROL UMECLIDINIUM UMECLIDINIUM + VILANTEROL 3.2 CORTICOSTEROIDS BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE BUDESONIDE (INH) BUDESONIDE (INH) BUDESONIDE + FORMOTEROL CICLESONIDE FLUTICASONE + SALMETEROL FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE (INH) FLUTICASONE + FORMOTEROL FLUTICASONE + VILANTEROL TRELEGY (OR EQUIV) CROMOGLICATE AND RELATED THERAPY AND 3.3 LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS MONTELUKAST ROFLUMILAST ANTIHISTAMINES, HYPOSENSITISATION AND ALLERGIC 3.4 EMERGENCIES ACTIFED (OR EQUIV) CETIRIZINE + PSEUDOEPHEDRINE BENRALIZUMAB ACTIFED COMPOUND (OR EQUIV) FEXOFENADINE MEPOLIZUMAB ADRENALINE FEXOFENADINE + PSEUDOEPHEDRINE OMALIZUMAB CETIRIZINE LORATADINE + PSEUDOEPHEDRINE CHLORPHENIRAMINE CYPROHEPTADINE DESLORATADINE DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE DIPHENHYDRAMINE EPINEPHRINE HYDROXYZINE LORATADINE PROMETHAZINE RESPIRATORY STIMULANTS AND PULMONARY 3.5 SURFACTANTS Self-financed item Self-financed item BNF General Drugs Special Drugs With Safety Net Without Safety Net BERACTANT PORACTANT ALFA 3.6 OXYGEN OXYGEN 3.7 MUCOLYTICS ACETYLCYSTEINE AMBROXOL BROMHEXINE CYCLIDROL 3.8 AROMATIC INHALATIONS BENZOIN COMPOUND TINCTURE 3.9 COUGH PREPARATIONS AMMONIA AND IPECACUANHA COCILLANA (OR EQUIV) CODEINE PHOSPHATE DIPHENHYDRAMINE COMPOUND PHOLCODINE PROMETHAZINE COMPOUND 3.10 SYSTEMIC NASAL DECONGESTANTS PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 3.11 ANTIFIBROTICS NINTEDANIB (OFEV) 3.A MISCELLANEOUS (RESPIRATORY SYSTEM) CAFFEINE LYSOZYME NEOZEP (OR EQUIV) TALC STERILE 4 CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 中樞神經系統藥物 4.1 HYPNOTICS AND ANXIOLYTICS ALPRAZOLAM BROMAZEPAM BUSPIRONE CHLORAL HYDRATE CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE CHLORMETHIAZOLE DIAZEPAM FLUNITRAZEPAM LORAZEPAM MELATONIN MIDAZOLAM NITRAZEPAM TRIAZOLAM ZOLPIDEM ZOPICLONE 4.2 DRUGS USED IN PSYCHOSES AND RELATED DISORDERS AMISULPRIDE ARIPIPRAZOLE ARIPIPRAZOLE CLOZAPINE BREXPIPRAZOLE PALIPERIDONE CHLORPROMAZINE RISPERIDONE FLUPENTHIXOL FLUPHENAZINE HALOPERIDOL LITHIUM CARBONATE LITHIUM SULPHATE LURASIDONE OLANZAPINE PALIPERIDONE PERICYAZINE PIMOZIDE QUETIAPINE RISPERIDONE SULPIRIDE Self-financed item Self-financed item BNF General Drugs Special Drugs With Safety Net Without Safety Net TRIFLUOPERAZINE ZIPRASIDONE ZUCLOPENTHIXOL 4.3 ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS AMITRIPTYLINE AGOMELATINE CITALOPRAM BUPROPION CLOMIPRAMINE DESVENLAFAXINE DEANXIT (OR EQUIV) DULOXETINE DOTHIEPIN ESCITALOPRAM DOXEPIN FLUVOXAMINE FLUOXETINE MILNACIPRAN FLUPENTHIXOL PAROXETINE IMIPRAMINE VENLAFAXINE MIANSERIN VORTIOXETINE MIRTAZAPINE MOCLOBEMIDE NORTRIPTYLINE PAROXETINE SERTRALINE TRAZODONE TRIMIPRAMINE CNS STIMULANTS AND OTHER DRUGS USED FOR 4.4 ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ATOMOXETINE LISDEXAMFETAMINE METHYLPHENIDATE 4.6 DRUGS USED IN NAUSEA AND VERTIGO BETAHISTINE APREPITANT CINNARIZINE FOSAPREPITANT DIMENHYDRINATE GRANISETRON DIMENHYDRINATE (SUPP) NETUPITANT + PALONOSETRON DOMPERIDONE ONDANSETRON FLUNARIZINE HYOSCINE (PATCH) METOCLOPRAMIDE PROCHLORPERAZINE PROMETHAZINE 4.7 ANALGESICS ALCOHOL ABSOLUTE (INJECTION) BUPRENORPHINE (PATCH) ERENUMAB ASPIRIN DULOXETINE BUPRENORPHINE FENTANYL (PATCH) CAFERGOT (OR EQUIV) GABAPENTIN CARBAMAZEPINE MORPHINE CLONIDINE OXYCODONE CODEINE PHOSPHATE PARACETAMOL DIHYDROCODEINE PREGABALIN METHADONE ZOLMITRIPTAN MORPHINE PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL (SUPP) PETHIDINE PIZOTIFEN SUMATRIPTAN TRAMADOL 4.8 ANTIEPILEPTICS CARBAMAZEPINE BRIVARACETAM CLOBAZAM GABAPENTIN CLONAZEPAM LACOSAMIDE DIAZEPAM LAMOTRIGINE DIAZEPAM (RECTAL) LEVETIRACETAM ETHOSUXIMIDE OXCARBAZEPINE PARALDEHYDE PERAMPANEL Self-financed item Self-financed item BNF General Drugs Special Drugs With Safety Net Without Safety Net PHENOBARBITONE PREGABALIN PHENYTOIN RUFINAMIDE VALPROATE SODIUM TOPIRAMATE VIGABATRIN 4.9 DRUGS USED IN PARKINSONISM AND RELATED DISORDERS AMANTADINE BOTULINUM TYPE A TOXIN BENZHEXOL PRAMIPEXOLE BENZTROPINE RASAGILINE BROMOCRIPTINE ROPINIROLE ENTACAPONE ROTIGOTINE MADOPAR (OR EQUIV) PIRACETAM SELEGILINE SINEMET (OR EQUIV) STALEVO (OR EQUIV) TETRABENAZINE 4.10 DRUGS USED IN SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE DISULFIRAM BUPRENORPHINE + NALOXONE NALTREXONE NICOTINE NICOTINE (PATCH) VARENICLINE 4.11 DRUGS FOR DEMENTIA DONEPEZIL DONEPEZIL MEMANTINE GALANTAMINE RIVASTIGMINE RIVASTIGMINE (PATCH) 4.A MISCELLANEOUS (CENTRAL NERVOUS