MHRA Drug Safety Update September 2022
MHRA Drug Safety Update September 2022
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update September 2022
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
NHS Public Health Scotland advise giving paracetamol suspension 120mg/5ml (sugar free) at the time of MenB vaccination, or as soon as possible afterwards, in order to reduce the risk of the baby developing a fever.
Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Sodium hyaluronate eye drops are on the NHSGGC Adult Medicines Formulary restricted to use in severe dry eye only
Blink Intensive Tears® (sodium hyaluronate 0.2%) eye drops (containing a preservative) are considered the first line sodium hyaluronate preparation.
Eyeaze® 0.4% (sodium hyaluronate 0.4%) preservative free eye drops have been added to the NHSGGC Adult Medicines Formulary following a Formulary appeal.
Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Category - Formulary Update
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
HEPMA Update – September 2022
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Clinical trials of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have demonstrated improvement in kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with and without diabetes.
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News August 2022
Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update for August 2022
Posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for August 2022
Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022
Category - Formulary Update
This post summarises the latest NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde decisions relating to new medicines assessed by SMC and considered by the Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee (ADTC) and uses a nationally developed format specifically aimed for patients and the public.
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