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Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Yellow Card Scotland has provided a summary of the importance and relevance to practice of reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) via the Yellow Card scheme. KEY POINTS As little as 2 or 3 reports of an ...
Posted: Saturday, November 3, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
The Adult Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated and includes the following main changes: Respiratory System The
Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
A Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Patient Information Booklet and Alert Card have been developed for use across NHSGGC. This new resource is suitable for patients taking apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban or rivaroxaban and highlights key ...
Posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Drug Safety Update (September 2018) includes: Valproat...
Posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Updated Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet
Posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Key messages Clinical and cost-effective benefit of omega-3 fats is lacking NHSGGC Heart MCN supports review of patients prescribed them In July 20...
Posted: Monday, October 8, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
The Heart MCN have published their key messages for September 2018 here. Please note, information is included for the following medicines; edoxaban and
Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
The Medicines Update Extra Bulletin on Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Acute Care has been updated. This consists of a main bulletin and
Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
New Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet
Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
The NHSGGC Central Prescribing Team maintains several prescribing decision support tools for primary care such as;