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Valproate Medicines - Prevent Programme
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
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Abasaglar KwikPen® – Vision (INPS) Practices
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Key messages The Vision (INPS) system drug formulary used in some GP practices in NHSGGC has wrongly categorised Abasaglar KwikPen® as discontinued. This is an error; Abasaglar KwikPen® remains available....
SGLT2 inhibitors and COVID-19
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Key messages Secondary care clinical teams in NHSGGC will review patients with type 1 diabetes on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients wit...
Clenil® Inhalers – Change in Appearance
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Due to increased demand, additional batches of Clenil® 100 (beclometasone 100 micrograms per dose) inhalers have been approved for use in the UK. Click
MHRA Updates May 2020
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Give an update of MHRA guidance and news issued in May 2020
EMIS Synonyms Update – April 2020
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Key messages for primary care prescribers:the NHSGGC EMIS Drug S...
Yellow Card Reporting and COVID-19
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Yellow Card reporting site for medicines and medical devices used in COVID-19
COVID-19 Guideline News Apr/May 2020
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
COVID-19 NHSGGC Guidelines containing medicines published between 27th April and 15th May New Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet...
Vitamin D – COVID-19
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Vitamin D –Scottish Government guidance to reflect the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Key messages: With the current advice for people to stay at home during...
MHRA Updates April 2020
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020
Category - Medicines Update