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Posted: February 21, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Smoking Cessation
Following a national tendering process, the preferred brand of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for Smokefree services will be Nicotinell®. From 1st March 2017, please start any new NRT clients on products from the Nicoti...
Posted: February 21, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Respiratory Antimicrobial Prescribing
Patients need to understand that they should avoid unnecessary antibiotic use as bacterial resistance can affect them personally with inability to treat infections. Healthcare professionals can educate otherwise healthy patients on the ex...
Posted: February 21, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Diabetes
the Diabetes MCN Key Messages for January 2017 are available here and contain information on: Scot...
Posted: February 02, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing
Fewer antibiotics being prescribed in Scotland Figures to the end of 2015 show that antibiotic prescribing in Scotland is still reducing. Around 30% of the Scottish population had at least...
Posted: February 02, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tegretol Suppositories (125 mg & 250 mg) are being discontinued. All other formulations of Tegretol remain available. “Carbamazepine Essential Pharma 125 mg & 250 mg Suppositories”, are now ava...
Posted: January 23, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Specials Shortages
Disulfiram is used as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic alcohol dependence. There is a current shortage of disulfiram 200mg tablets and further stocks are not expected until October 2017. NHSGGC has patients being pr...
Posted: January 23, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Opioids
Posted: January 23, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Osteoporosis
Three guidelines have been updated by the Osteoporosis Strategy group and are now available:
Posted: January 23, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing
The primary care infection management
Posted: January 23, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Diabetes
The Formulary for Blood Glucose Meters and Test Strip was launched in March 2016 and has been impleme...