Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

• Metronidazole has excellent oral bioavailability reaching 95-100%.

• NHSGGC Adult Infection Management Guidelines were updated to include the option of oral metronidazole in the management of intra-abdominal sepsis (IAS) and diabetic foot infection.

Key Medicine Shortages for July 2022

MHRA Drug Safety Update for July 2022

Guideline News for June 2022

Co-trimoxazole has been included for use more widely in the latest infection management guidelines due to increasing resistance to alternative antibiotics.

MHRA Drug Safety Update for June 2022

Guideline News May 2022

The NHSGGC DOAC Patient Information Booklet and Alert Card have been available since 2018.

• Printed copies of the booklet are available for use within NHSGGC. Ordering details can be found here.
• Electronic versions of the booklet and alert card are also available
• A feedback survey is available for patients and healthcare professionals.

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