Key Medicine Shortages for May 2021
Key Medicine Shortages – May 2021
Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
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Galantamine and QTc prolongation
Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
The Summary of Product Characteristics was updated in March 2021
MHRA Drug Safety Update April 2021
Posted: Monday, May 10, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
MHRA Drug Safety Update for April 2021
Key Medicine Shortages – April 2021
Posted: Friday, May 7, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for April 2021
Parkinson’s Disease and Palliative Care
Posted: Friday, May 7, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Management of palliative patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) approaching end of life who are normally maintained on oral PD medicines
Guideline News April 2021
Posted: Friday, May 7, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News for April 2021
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.
Generic Prescribing: Guidance for Prescribers in NHSGGC
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Summarises the ADTC position on generic prescribing
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors for self-administration for Acute Anaphylaxis
Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Safe Use of Alfentanil Injection (in palliative care)
Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Category - Medicines Update
Alfentanil is an injectable strong opioid which is 30 times stronger than oral morphine. It is used, following specialist advice, for moderate to severe opioid responsive pain in palliative patients with stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease (eGFR ...