Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

Opioid Prescribing Tips
This is second in a series of blogs on opioid safety

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

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MHRA Drug Safety Update April 2023

In patients weighing up to 150kg, apixaban is the DOAC of choice in NHSGGC for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and for stroke prevention secondary to non-valvular AF.

Guideline News March 2023

This month’s Blog highlights a number of issues around how to use the system safely and most effectively.

Part 2 – Safe inpatient prescribing

This blog is the second in a series outlining risks relating to insulin prescribing and administration for adults in hospital, and at discharge and aims to provide good practice points to minimise these risks.