Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

A recent MHRA alert advises prescribers of the risk...

ADTC met on 20th April 2015. This blog entry contains all the Formulary decisions from that meeting

Guideline News GGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet

New Standardised Supplementary Prescription Charts (Acute)   Background   A supplementary prescription chart is one which ...

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...

ADTC met on 15th Feb - this blog entry contains all the Formulary decisions from that meeting

Management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) in NHSGG&C

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...

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...

Information below is specific to the use of medicines in the adult setting. New and Updated GGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet