Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

The Adult Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated and includes the following main changes: New guideline -

Prescribing support teams have been asked to review patients in primary care prescribed 800 units of colecalciferol and ensure that they are prescribed the most appropriate licensed product according to the dosage recommendations in the NHSGGC ...

Are you acting in compliance with the pregnancy prevention measures? Previous Medicines Update blogs have highlighted the

Updated Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet

Health Protection Scotland is coordinating a call for healthcare professionals in Scotland to participate in a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) funded survey to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge and perceptions...

There has been a content update to two guidelines within the Infections chapter of the GGC Medicines Adult Therapeutics Handbook including the following main changes:

Thanks to the support from NHS Health Improvement Scotland (HIS), a new ‘DOAC Patient Information Booklet and Alert Card’ pack was launched across NHS GGC in the Autumn/ Winter of 2018. More details on this resource can be found

Prior to discharge, a prescriber must refer all patients on, or to be commenced on warfarin (or acenocoumarol) to the Glasgow and Clyde Anticoagulation Service (GCAS).  This should be regardless of whether: Their ant...

Restrictions on travelling with medicines Restrictions on the carriage of medicines (including controlled drugs) vary from country to country and travell...

Key messages Many antiretrovirals (ARVs) have a high potential for drug interactions.  ALWAYS check specialist interaction sources for any new medicines prescribed (see ‘more information’ below)....