NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines
Posted: November 29, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Mental Health
How serious is clozapine induced constipation? The short answer is potentially fatal. Constipation is an acknowledged side effect of clozapine but patients are reluctant to report it. Indeed there is some suggestion that the impact of clozapine...
Posted: November 15, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Mental Health Wounds Formulary
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Posted: November 10, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Smoking Cessation
Varenicline has been added to the NHSGGC Formulary Preferred List, along with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
Posted: November 10, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Wounds
The Therapeutic subgroup of ADTC have issued some prescribing reminders for those working in primary care. The full document can be accessed
Posted: November 10, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Dronedarone
Amiodarone and dronedarone are both included in the NHSGGC Total Formulary restricted to specialist initiation. ...
Posted: October 26, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing
The 2016 European Antibiotic Awareness Day falls on 18th November. More information on how to be an antibiotic guardian can be found at http://antibioticguardian.com/
Posted: October 26, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update
The NHSGGC Creatinine Clearance Calculator for adult patients is now available for desktop users here under the “other links” secti...
Posted: October 17, 2016.
Category - Formulary Update
This post summarises the latest NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde decisions relating to new medicines considered by the Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee (ADTC). The new format, which is aimed at the public and patients is currently being piloted.
For full details of the medicines included in this post that are available for use, including any restrictions on prescribing, please see the relevant entry in the GGC Formulary.
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
Posted: September 19, 2016.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing
Current antimicrobial reference sources available for use by healthcare professionals in NHSGGC are: The primary care GP Antibiotics app from the