Click on the following link (on StaffNet) to access new and updated clinical guidelines including NHSGGC, SIGN and NICE guidelines.
Guideline News Aug 2020
Posted: Monday, September 7, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Posted: Monday, September 7, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Click on the following link (on StaffNet) to access new and updated clinical guidelines including NHSGGC, SIGN and NICE guidelines.
Posted: Monday, September 7, 2020
Category - Formulary Update
This post summarises the latest NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde decisions relating to new medicines assessed by SMC and considered by the Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee (ADTC) and uses a nationally developed format specifically aimed for patients and the public.
For full details of the medicines included in this post that are available for use, including any restrictions on prescribing, please see the relevant entry in the GGC Formulary
Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Medicines reconciliation- Mental Health Clozapine & antipsychotic long acting injections (depot) Key points The Emergency Care Summary (ECS) for patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia may show n...
Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Systemically administered VEGF pathway inhibitors: risk of aneurysm and arte...
Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Quetiapine IR preferred choice Key points The NHSGGC Prescribing Manage...
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Click on the following link (on StaffNet) to access new and updated clinical guidelines including NHSGGC, SIGN and NICE guidelines.
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
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Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Updated July 2020 Key messages The side effect profile of clozapine means it is subject to mandatory processes and monitoring which are intended to ensure patient safety Concurrent use...
Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Clozapine and risk of life-threatening constipation Updated July 2020 Key messages Constipation is a very common adverse effect of clozapine treatment Mortality rates associated with complications from clozapi...
Posted: Monday, July 27, 2020
Category - Medicines Update
Updated July 2020 Key messages: Acute hospital sites in NHSGGC do not stock clozapine Clozapine is generally supplied from Leverndale Pharmacy Leverndale P...