Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

The NHSGGC guideline previously entitled ‘Anti Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Medications In Adult Crohn’s Disease’ has been reviewed and updated. This is now available on the Clinical Guideline Repository on Staffnet

Name change from enoxaparin Becat® to Arovi® and availability of 120mg and 150mg pre-filled syringes Key points: Enoxaparin Becat® is changing its name to Arovi®....

Dipyridamole MR 200mg is currently subject to supply disruptions, with no definitive date as to when or if the situation will be resolved. Persantin Retard® (dipyridamole 200mg MR) has been discontinued by the manufacture...

Details of the 2018-19 prescribing initiative have been sent to GP practices.  To date 89% of GP practices (210/235) have committed to undertake the following six actions. This year’s initiative focuses on: Pre...

New Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet

Braltus® is the preferred brand of tiotropium inhaler in GGC.  In May 2018, the MHRA issued a warning about the risk of inhalation of the capsules if placed in the mouthpiece of the Braltus® Zonda® inhaler device. &...

The Adult Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated and includes the following main changes: Resuscitation and anaphylaxis  The guideline on

The Medicines Update Extra Bulletin on Drug induced QT prolongation has been updated. This consists of a

 MUE 08: Drug induced QT prolongation

** This bulletin supersedes MUE 02 **

New Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet