Guideline News January 2023
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
Errors involving insulin can cause serious harm to patients. A series of blogs have been published to help explain the key principles of safe insulin prescribing and administration during inpatient admission and at discharge.
The blogs cover medicines reconciliation, prescribing, administration and discharge.
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2023
Category - Formulary Update
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
Key points:
Increased risk of fracture, hypomagnesaemia and subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) are significant adverse effects associated with PPI use that have been reported by the MHRA.
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update January 2023
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
Key Messages:
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
The NHSGGC Venous Thrombosis in Malignant Disease guideline has been updated
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages – January 2023
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023
Category - Medicines Update
The NHS GGC Adult Blood Glucose and Combined Ketone Meter and Test Strip Formulary has been updated
The Preferred List Formulary blood glucose meters for adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes not on an insulin pump are now: Contour Plus Blue and Glucofix Tech