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Effective Shared Care Agreement (ESCA)Effective Shared Care Agreement • July 20th, 2017
This shared care agreement outlines suggested ways in which the responsibilities for managing the prescribing of oral antipsychotics can be shared between the specialist and general practitioner (GP). Oral antipsychotics are often an essential component of treatment for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar affective disorder. Other indications for specific antipsychotics include psychotic depression and augmentation with antidepressants in severe depression. They can also be used for unlicensed indications including significant and distressing anxiety disorders including obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourettes syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder. For such indications, specialist services should liaise closely with the GP and ensure that the GP understands the unlicensed/off label indication, the evidence supporting the proposed use and is happy to take on the prescribing.
