Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

Guideline News for September 2021

Key Medicine Shortages for September 2021

Sevodyne® is now NHSGGC Preferred brand of buprenorphine 7 day transdermal patches

MHRA Drug Safety Update September 2021

NUTRITION UPDATE – What’s new?

Updated Oral and Enteral Nutrition Formulary Adults and Older Children 
Abbott Ensure® Product Range Review
Updated Gluten Free Food Formulary 
New Clinical Guidelines

Drug Safety Update – Laxatives and the use of starch-based thickeners

Reducing the risk of aspiration in those patients taking thickened fluids and using polyethylene glycol/macrogol laxatives

Stoma garments prescribed are restricted to those patients who have a clinical need or require additional support as determined by specialist stoma service.

Guideline News for August 2021

This blog serves as a reminder of the issues prescribers should consider when prescribing QT prolonging medicines.

Key Medicine Shortages for August 2021