NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines
Posted: May 05, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update
Valsartan Shortage There are currently supply problems with valsartan products. Where a patient is unable to obtain their normal valsartan prescription, prescribers may need to consider switching patients to an alternative Angio...
Posted: May 05, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Mental Health
Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant most often used in the treatment of severe obsessional compulsive disorder (OCD). It is generally a second line option after SSRIs prove ineffective or are not tolerated. Consequently there is a small ...
Posted: May 01, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Community Pharmacy
The latest edition of the community pharmacy bulletin can be found here. Topics include:
Posted: April 16, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Prescribing Indicators Prescribing
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Posted: April 04, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Community Pharmacy
Posted: April 04, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Acute
In this issue:
Information included is specific to the use of medicines in the adult setting.
Posted: March 26, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Osteoporosis Contraceptives Mental Health Prescribing
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Posted: March 03, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing
Voriconazole is a broad spectrum, triazole antifungal agent indicated primarily in immunocompromised patients with progressive, possibly life-threatening infections, eg invasive aspergillosis. Treatment of candidaemia in non-neutropenic patient...
Posted: March 03, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Palliative Care
Prompted by regular requests for advice about use of steroids in palliative care patients in the community, an audit was undertaken to establish the care issues and whether there were any problems. Notes from 15 community based patients were re...
Posted: March 03, 2014.
Category - Medicines Update
Tagged with - Prescribing
Dr Grace Campbell, Lead Clinician in Prison Health highlights some recurring issues which face doctors in that setting. Healthcare within prisons was a non-NHS service organised by the Scottish Prison Service unt...