A recent MHRA alert advises prescribers of the risk...
Amiodarone and hepatitis C anti-virals: avoid concomitant use
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
A recent MHRA alert advises prescribers of the risk...
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015
Category - Formulary Update
ADTC met on 20th April 2015. This blog entry contains all the Formulary decisions from that meeting
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Guideline News GGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
New Standardised Supplementary Prescription Charts (Acute) Background A supplementary prescription chart is one which ...
Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Levofloxacin Monotherapy in Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia (Penicillin Allergic) Levofloxacin is a broad spectrum fluroquinolone antibiotic. It has recently been introduced to NHSGGC Empirical Antibiotic Prescribin...
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015
Category - Formulary Update
ADTC met on 15th Feb - this blog entry contains all the Formulary decisions from that meeting
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) in NHSGG&C
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
In 2014, NHSGGC Acute spent approximately £1.5M on respiratory inhalers and a 'Respiratory Inhalers - Identification Guide' was developed to address issues such as wastage, incorrect prescribing and inappropriate supply. The guide contain...
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have recently established formal compassionate access programmes that allow early access to a small number of unlicensed medicines for serious me...
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2015
Category - Medicines Update Acute
Information below is specific to the use of medicines in the adult setting. New and Updated GGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet