Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

• The NHS GGC Adult Blood Glucose and Combined Ketone Meter and Test Strip Formulary has been updated

• The Preferred List Formulary blood glucose meters for adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes not on an insulin pump are now: Contour Plus Blue and Glucofix Tech

Guideline News December 2022

• Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has been associated with PPI use.
• The NHSGGC guideline on Management of Suspected or Proven Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) in Adults advises stopping gastric acid suppression (e.g. PPIs) where possible.

• In recent years there have been reports of a link between PPI use and pneumonia, however, evidence is conflicting and therefore there are no NHSGGC guidelines for the management of PPIs in patients with pneumonia.