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16. Palliative Care Guidelines
| First line drugs | Second line drugs | Specialist drugs | Secondary care drugs |
| Recommended in both primary and secondary care | Alternatives (often in specific conditions) in both primary and secondary care | Where a specialist input is needed (see introduction for definition) | Prescribing principally within secondary care only |
- There is information at the beginning of the BNF on prescribing in palliative care and Avon Somerset & Wiltshire Cancer Services (ASWCS) Palliative Care Network Handbook for advice on clinical management.
- Several recommendations in this chapter involve the use of medications outside of their product license i.e. ‘off-label'. This increases the prescriber's responsibility. Please contact Pharmacy for further information.
- Information about the availability of medications at Community Pharmacies within the BNSSG area is available here
- Community palliative care anticipatory prescribing drug chart here