Chronic Pain: Primary Care Prescribing Initiatives Update
Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
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Strong Opioids for Chronic Pain: Primary Care Update
Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Prescribing of strong opioids (morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, tapentadol, and hydromorphone) across Scotland and within NHSGGC has reduced over the last few years following the publication of "Quality Prescribing for Chronic Pain- A guide for improvement" (Scottish Government and NHS Scotland, January 2018).
Calcium and Vitamin D: preferred preparations
Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
The NHSGGC Adult Formulary has been updated to reflect that Accrete D3 is the preferred brand of calcium/vitamin D across acute and primary care.
Guideline News June 2021
Posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News June 2021
The COPD Exacerbation Medicines Supply Service – commenced June 2021
Posted: Friday, July 9, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
The COPD Exacerbation Medicines Supply Service commenced in June 2021. The aim of the service is to provide easier access to exacerbation medicine for appropriate patients and to lower hospital admissions.
Key Medicine Shortages – June 2021
Posted: Friday, July 9, 2021
Category - Medicines Update
Key Medicine Shortages for June 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
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.
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors for self-administration for Acute Anaphylaxis
Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Category - Medicines Update