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COVID-19: Palliative Care Medicines in Care Homes
Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Medicines Update -2020
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Liothyronine in combination with levothyroxine for hypothyroidism
Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
New guideline advising on liothyronine in combination with levothyroxine for hypothyroidism
Therapeutics Handbook Update December 2020
Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
The Adult Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated.
Guideline News November 2020
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Guideline News for November 2020
Diagnosis of IDA - Iron Studies
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
The GGC guideline on the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) has been updated and is available on StaffNet here. An abbreviated version of this guideline is also available in the Therapeutics Handbook here.
Updated Guideline - Treatment of IDA
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
An updated GGC guideline on the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) is now available on StaffNet here. An abbreviated version of this guideline is also available in the Therapeutics Handbook here.
Treatment of IDA – Oral Iron Therapy
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
An updated GGC guideline on the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) is now available on StaffNet here. An abbreviated version of this guideline is also available in the Therapeutics Handbook here.
Treatment of IDA - IV iron therapy
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
An updated GGC guideline on the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) is now available on StaffNet here. An abbreviated version of this guideline is also available in the Therapeutics Handbook here.
Therapeutics Handbook Update November 2020
Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
The Adult Therapeutics Handbook content has now been updated.
NHS Prescribing at request of private healthcare provider
Posted: Friday, November 27, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
NHS prescribing at request of private healthcare provider