MHRA Drug Safety Update March 2021
MHRA Drug Safety Update March 2021
Posted: Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Elective Surgery
Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Management of Parkinson’s disease (PD) medicines in patients undergoing elective surgery who are normally maintained on oral PD medicines.
Key Medicine Shortages – March 2021
Posted: Monday, March 29, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for March 2021
Generic Prescribing: Guidance for Prescribers in NHSGGC
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Summarises the ADTC position on generic prescribing
MHRA Drug Safety Update for February 2021
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update for February 2021
How can I contribute to Medicines Update?
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
If you are a healthcare professional in NHSGGC and you would like to contribute to Medicines Update, we would love to hear from you.
Topical Emollients and Fire Hazard Risk
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Patients who are prescribed paraffin containing emollients should be advised by clinicians of fire hazard and how to minimise risk.
Guideline News February 2021
Posted: Friday, March 5, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News February 2021
Key Medicine Shortages – February 2021
Posted: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for February 2021
Linezolid Adult Protocol Update
Posted: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Key Messages
NHSGGC adult guidelines for linezolid have been updated and now include:
- An outpatient and discharge supply checklist to be completed by the prescriber
- Instructions of when and how to refer a patient to the NHSGGC Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service for follow-up monitoring