Vancomycin

Vancomycin prescribing chart tips (December 2014)

Posted: December 12, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Tagged with - Vancomycin

Information below is specific to the use of medicines in the adult setting

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PostScript Acute 13 (October 2013)

Posted: October 14, 2013.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Tagged with - SIGN Antimicrobial Prescribing NICE Therapeutic Handbook Mental Health Medication incidents gentamicin Vancomycin Prescribing

In this issue

• Gentamicin & vancomycin: update
• Learning from incidents - vancomycin accumulation due to renal failure
• Trakcare: changing the IDL
• Reminder: missed doses of clozapine
• Drug Safety Updates
• Omeprazole infusion - changes to administration
• Therapeutics Handbook 2013 - printed copies to be amended
• Guideline News

Information included is specific to use of medicines in the adult setting.

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Postscript Acute 10 (April 2013)

Posted: April 02, 2013.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Tagged with - Biologics Antimicrobial Prescribing Cancer Medication incidents gentamicin Vancomycin Formulary Prescribing GnRH analogues

In this issue:

• Oral anticancer medicines
• Level 2 Individual Patient Treatment Requests
• Gentamicin and vancomycin on-line calculators
• Learning from incidents
• Guideline news
• Reminder: Drug Safety Update

Information included is specific to the use of medicines in the adult setting

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PostScript Acute 9 (Feb 2013)

Posted: February 04, 2013.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing gentamicin Vancomycin Medicines reconciliation

• Electronic medicines reconciliation
• New BNF app
• Reminder - gentamicin
• Reminder - vancomycin
• Guideline news
• Review of PostScript bulletins

Information included is specific to use of medicines in the adult setting.

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