Guidelines Update

Medicines Update Primary Care October 2017

Posted: October 19, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Mental Health MHRA Drug Safety Update Guidelines Update valproate Drug Shortages

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This bulletin contains information on:

New Lithium Monitoring Standards
MHRA Patient Safety Alert:Valproate and Pregnancy
Guideline: Clozapine Related Constipation
Clozapine: 'Out of Practice Drug'
Guideline: Trazodone Appropriate Formulation Choice and Use
Guideline: Reviewing Psychotropic Medicines in Care Homes
Updated Guideline: Depression in Primary Care
Drug Shortages (Staffnet)

Sacubitril / valsartan

Posted: April 25, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Guidelines Update

Heart MCN Key Message All new initiations of sacubitril/valsartan must be discussed on an individual patient basis with a consultant with special interest in heart failure. For safety reasons, every patient commenced on...

Medicines Update Primary Care February 2017

Posted: February 15, 2017.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Parkinson's disease Formulary MHRA Drug Safety Update Guidelines Update Shortages

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Vitamin D Guideline : Prevention and Treatment of Deficiency in Adults
Prostap 3DCS^®
MHRA Warning:DMAA in Sports Supplements
Tegretol ^® Suppositories
Disulfiram Shortage
Move to Prescribing Ipinnia XL^®

Medicines Update Primary Care October 2016

Posted: October 13, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Respiratory Smoking Cessation Asthma Mental Health Guidelines Update Shortages

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This bulletin contains information on :

• Varenicline
• Dithranol Shortage
• How Serious is Clozapine Induced Constipation?
• Inhalers Potency Confusion
• Nadolol Shortage Reminder
• Omeprazole Update

Guideline News July 2016

Posted: July 13, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Tagged with - Guidelines Update

NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet Synergistic gentamicin for endocarditis Warfarin reversal in hip fracture Updated guidelines - The following guidelines have been updated ...

Guideline News

Posted: May 18, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Tagged with - SIGN NICE Guidelines Update

NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet Updated guidelines - The following guidelines have been updated and reposted on StaffNet. Some updates may involve significant clinical changes and ...