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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are not licensed to treat COVID-19 related symptoms or prevent infection. Clinical trials are ongoing to test chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as an agent in the treatment of COVID-1...
Posted: Friday, March 27, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
The Adult Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated. This update includes the publication of two new guidelines related to the COVID pandemic in the following sections.
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Dietitians can now add an ‘instruction to administer’ an oral nutritional supplement (ONS) to the Kardex (click
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
The Adult Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated. This update includes; Signposting to relevant information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) from within the
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
New Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Updates from the MHRA for the fourth quarter of 2019
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Key messages: NACSYS® is the preferred oral mucolytic in NHSGGC and should be considered first line for COPD patients unless otherwise directed by a respiratory consultant. COPD patient...
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Key messages Oxypro® is now the preferred oral oxycodone prolonged release preparation in NHSGGC. See previous blog for further details
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
New Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet