Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

Prior to discharge, a prescriber must refer all patients on, or to be commenced on warfarin (or acenocoumarol) to the Glasgow and Clyde Anticoagulation Service (GCAS).  This should be regardless of whether: 

• Their anticoagulation is considered stable or not
• They had an appointment arranged prior to admission

MHRA Drug Safety Update for January 2022

• Seal-Tight ™ wound care protectors are included in the NHSGGC Wound formulary for use on chronic lower limb wounds
• They are not to be prescribed for patients who can remove compression hosiery or wound dressings and reapply independently after bathing or patients with fracture casts.

Adding “outside” medicines (those prescribed and supplied outside the practice) to patient prescriptions will result in:

• Safer prescribing: prescription record is complete allowing GP practice clinical decision support to flag drug interactions
• Increased patient safety: these medicines appear in the Emergency Care Summary (ECS)
• Improved medicines reconciliation: due to more complete record of prescribing in ECS

Guideline News December 2021

Key Medicine Shortages for December 2021