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MHRA Safety Roundup September 2025
Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
GGC Medicines Update is a series of blogs with important medicines related messages relevant to all healthcare professionals across GGC.
Please note, Medicines Update blogs are correct at the time of publication.
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Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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In May this year, NHSGGC undertook a comprehensive public survey to understand how people feel about their medicines and about deprescribing. Over 1000 responses were received, giving invaluable insights into how patients feel about their currently prescribed medicines and their willingness to consider reducing or stopping them.
Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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Posted: Friday, September 5, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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Posted: Monday, September 1, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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Key messages for staff working in NHSGGC:
Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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New HEPMA oral antibiotic protocols for non-severe respiratory and urinary tract infections with no previous intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment have been introduced to support prescribing and improve documentation of oral antibiotic stop dates on HEPMA.
Posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Category - Medicines Update
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