Key Medicine Shortages for August 2022
Key Medicine Shortages – August 2022
Posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Medicines Update -2022
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Guideline News July 2022
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News for July 2022
Prescribing or administering IV metronidazole? Think tabs before jags
Posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
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Metronidazole has excellent oral bioavailability reaching 95-100%.
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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.
Key Medicine Shortages – July 2022
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for July 2022
MHRA Drug Safety Update July 2022
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update for July 2022
Guideline News June 2022
Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News for June 2022
Guideline News May 2022
Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News May 2022
Vitamin D Supplements scheme in NHSGGC
Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
Replaces Healthy Start® vitamins scheme - for breastfeeding women and children under 3 years old
Dementia and pain management during hospital admission
Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
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.
Realistic Medicine - Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Management
Posted: Friday, May 13, 2022
Category - Medicines Update
An approach based on the mnemonic ‘SUGAR’ has been developed for use in pain reviews.