Greater Glasgow and Clyde Medicines

Medicines Update -2026

GGC Medicines Update is a series of blogs with important medicines related messages relevant to all healthcare professionals across GGC.

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Hospital Medicines Added to GP Practice Prescription Record

Posted: Monday, February 16, 2026

Category - Medicines Update

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Adding “outside” medicines (those prescribed and supplied outside the practice) to patient prescriptions will result in:

  • Safer prescribing: prescription record is complete, allowing GP practice clinical decision support to flag drug interactions.
  • Increased patient safety: these medicines appear in the Emergency Care Summary (ECS).
  • Improved medicines reconciliation: due to more complete record of prescribing in ECS.
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Safe prescribing and supply of medicines in patients with a peanut or soya allergy

Posted: Friday, January 23, 2026

Category - Medicines Update

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  • Some medicines include ingredients derived from peanuts or soya. These components are refined to remove allergy-causing proteins, substantially reducing the risk of an allergic reaction. As a precaution, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) contraindicates their use in patients with peanut or soya allergies.
  • It is vital that patient records clearly document all allergies to foods and medicines.
  • Although a reaction is highly unlikely, patients with allergies to peanut and/or soya should be counselled on the importance of checking up-to-date product information for all prescribed and purchased medicines, as ingredients can be subject to change.
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