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Posted: December 17, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
BNF publications have re-designed the print and online versions of the BNF. The first issue of the new look BNF 70 and BNFC 2015-16 were published in September 2015. Since publication, a number of issues including dose errors have been identified.
Posted: December 14, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Diabetes
All strengths of pioglitazone tablets are currently in short supply. Further deliveries are expected during December and January however overall supply may be limited. To conserve supplies and ensure that patient management is not comprom...
Posted: December 14, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Opioids Benzodiazepines
Instalment Prescriptions for CDs: Updated Home Office Wording Prescriptions for Controlled Drugs which are supplied in instalments must contain specific wording to allow supply in advance of public holida...
Posted: November 16, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
The Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin has published advice on which drugs might be suitable for GPs to carry on home visits. One article looks at adults; one at
Posted: November 16, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Prescribing
Posted: November 16, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Opioids
Posted: November 16, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - MHRA Drug Safety Update
Following reports of severe hypertension including hypertensive crisis associated with cerebrovascular and cardiac events, the
Posted: November 16, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Respiratory
Tiotropium has been added to the Adult Total Formulary as add on treatment in adult asthmatic patients at step 4 with poorly controlled asthma (at least one course of oral steroids for a severe exacerbation in the last year) who have persistent...
Posted: November 09, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing
The World Health Organization estimates that antibiotics treatments add an average of 20 years to all of our lives. But in the 80 years since the discovery of penicillin, our overuse of antibiotics has lead to the emergence of un...
Posted: November 09, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing