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IVOST Guidelines
Posted: Friday, May 11, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
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Guideline News Apr 2018
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Updated Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet
Critical Shortage of IVIG
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
There is currently a significant shortage of all intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG). The National Plasma Product Expert Advisory Group (NPPEAG) has issued guidance to all NHS Boards regarding how to manage this situation.&...
Drug Safety Information: valproate medicines
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Important new drug safety information from the MHRA regarding
How to activate the Inhixa® needle guard
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Currently within NHSGGC acute sector we are using the new Inhixa® brand of enoxaparin 20 mg and 40 mg pre-filled syringes. Inhixa® is regarded as a “biosimilar” medicine to Clexane® and is considere...
Edoxaban is the DOAC of choice in non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
The following is a joint quote from David Murdoch, Chair of the Heart MCN and Christine McAlpine, Chair of the Stroke MCN in NHSGGC. “The Heart MCN supported by the Stroke MCN have updated the atrial fibrillation (AF)&nb...
Therapeutics Handbook: Update April 2018
Posted: Monday, April 9, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
The Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated and includes the following main changes: Cardiovascular The
Guideline News Mar 2018
Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
New Adult NHSGGC Guidelines now available on StaffNet
Xaggitin® XL (Methylphenidate M/R Tablets)
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
Key messages Xaggitin® XL is now the preferred brand of methylphenidate prolonged-release tablets and should be prescribed across all care settings instead of Concer...
New DOAC booklet & alert card coming soon
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018
Category - Medicines Update
A new direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) Patient Information Booklet and Alert Card have been developed for use across NHSGGC. It includes information tailored to patients and carers on: What a DOAC is How to t...