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: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
NHS Public Health Scotland advise giving paracetamol suspension 120mg/5ml (sugar free) at the time of MenB vaccination, or as soon as possible afterwards, in order to reduce the risk of the baby developing a fever.
Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Sodium hyaluronate eye drops are on the NHSGGC Adult Medicines Formulary restricted to use in severe dry eye only
Blink Intensive Tears® (sodium hyaluronate 0.2%) eye drops (containing a preservative) are considered the first line sodium hyaluronate preparation.
Eyeaze® 0.4% (sodium hyaluronate 0.4%) preservative free eye drops have been added to the NHSGGC Adult Medicines Formulary following a Formulary appeal.
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
HEPMA Update – September 2022
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Clinical trials of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have demonstrated improvement in kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with and without diabetes.
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News August 2022
Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update for August 2022
Posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for August 2022
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News for July 2022
Posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Metronidazole has excellent oral bioavailability reaching 95-100%.
NHSGGC Adult Infection Management Guidelines were updated to include the option of oral metronidazole in the management of intra-abdominal sepsis (IAS) and diabetic foot infection.
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for July 2022