Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

Co-trimoxazole has been included for use more widely in the latest infection management guidelines due to increasing resistance to alternative antibiotics.

MHRA Drug Safety Update for June 2022

Guideline News May 2022

The NHSGGC DOAC Patient Information Booklet and Alert Card have been available since 2018.

• Printed copies of the booklet are available for use within NHSGGC. Ordering details can be found here.
• Electronic versions of the booklet and alert card are also available
• A feedback survey is available for patients and healthcare professionals.

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

Key Medicine Shortages for June 2022

Replaces Healthy Start® vitamins scheme - for breastfeeding women and children under 3 years old

Clinicians are reminded that prescribing of sunscreen preparations on the NHS is subject to ‘Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances’ (ACBS)
restrictions

Almost all staff groups will interact with people with dementia and must be aware of the needs of this patient group and the impact that an admission to hospital may have.

Changes to antimicrobial susceptibility reporting from microbiology laboratory from 3rd May 2022