NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines
Posted: January 22, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Diabetes
The NHSGGC guidelines for the management of diabetes have recently been updated and are now available on
Posted: January 16, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing
National antibiotic prescribing targets achieved The Scottish Antibiotic Prescribing Group (SAPG) set the following targets for all Scottish healthboards: ≥ 95% of patients should have their an...
Posted: January 16, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Mental Health
Sanofi, the manufacturers of Priadel tablets, have issued notice that there is a supply problem with Priadel 200mg Tablets and have given no indication of when this will be resolved. The Priadel 400mg Tablets and Priadel Liquid preparations are...
Posted: January 14, 2015.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - NSAIDs
Tablets containing diclofenac will be available only as a Prescription Only Medicine (POM) from 15th January 2015. Topical formulations (gels, creams) containing diclofenac will continue to be available without a prescription. F...
Posted: December 18, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Respiratory Mental Health Dietetics Formulary Prescribing
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Posted: December 15, 2014.
Category - Formulary Update
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee (ADTC) met on 8th December 2014. The Formulary decisions from that meeting are summarised in this post
Posted: December 12, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
In this issue:
Information included is specific to the use of medicines in the adult setting.
Posted: December 12, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Definitions: Intrathecal injection: often simply called an "intrathecal" or a “spinal”, an intrathecal injection is an injection into the spinal canal (intrathecal space surrounding...
Posted: December 12, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Information below is specific to the use of medicines in the adult setting
Posted: December 12, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Clarithromycin is a commonly prescribed antibiotic but should be prescribed with caution due to its potential to: Inhibit the metabolism of a variety of medicines, leading to increased plasma levels and drug toxicity. <...