Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

MHRA Drug Safety Update for March 2023

Key Medicine Shortages – March 2023

Part 1 - Medicines Reconciliation (Meds Rec) on admission

This blog is the first in a series outlining risks relating to insulin prescribing and administration for adults in hospital, and at discharge and aims to provide good practice points to minimise these risks.

Errors involving insulin can cause serious harm to patients. Accurate medicines reconciliation is essential to maintain patient safety.

There has been an interim update to the NHSGGC Adult Infection Hospital Management Guideline (IMG).

MHRA Drug Safety Update for February 2023

Promoting HEPMA Stop Date Recording for Oral Nitrofurantoin and Trimethoprim in the treatment of lower Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) / Cystitis

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

Key Messages

• Scottish Government guidance suggests that people of all age groups should consider taking a daily vitamin D supplement of 10 micrograms (400 International Units (IU)) daily particularly during the winter months (October to March)
• Pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under 3 (receiving less than 500ml of infant formula daily) can obtain free supplies of vitamin D via their community pharmacy as detailed HERE
• Those who are not eligible for free supplies of vitamin D can purchase a vitamin D supplement at pharmacies, supermarkets and online