Medicines Update Primary Care
A monthly bulletin produced by the Central Prescribing Team aimed primarily at GPs and prescribers in primary care
Posted: November 15, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Statins Unlicensed Medicines Benzodiazepines Wounds
In this issue:
- Specials
- Ranitidine 5mg/5ml
- Diclofenac and cardiovascular risk
- Simvastatin 40mg and amlodipine MHRA advice
- Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia
- Scriptswitch Software Pilot
- Non availablility of Inadine®PVP I
- Contraindications for silver containing dressings when breastfeeding
- Sorbion Sachet S ®rebranded Sorbion Sachet Extra®
- Prescribing Interface Subcommittee seeks GP representatives
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Posted: October 25, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Methotrexate
In this issue:
- Vaccination against Pertussis
- Vitamin D
- Gliptins
- Thrombopropylaxis for orthopaedic patients
- Antiplatelets for stroke and TIA
- European Antibiotic Awareness Day
- Changes to prescribing and availability of Epanutin®
- Success of voluntary ban on methotrexate 10mg tablets
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Posted: October 04, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Opioids Diabetes Flu
In this issue:
- 10 Golden rules for safe controlled drug use
- Safe Use of Non-insulin Therapies training
- Advice regarding prescribing and dispensing of Dermatology Preparations
- Tamiflu® Suspension
- PPIs and hypomagnesaemia
- Orlistat supply problem resolved
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Posted: August 29, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Prescribing Indicators
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- Primary Care Prescribing Indicators 2012-13 - update
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Posted: August 29, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Statins Vaccines Mental Health
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- High dose dexamethasone added to repeat in error
- HPV vaccine 2012-13
- Dementia therapy in primary care
- Managed repeat/express repeat prescription schemes
- Shingles vaccine
- Orlistat supply problem
- Warticon® supply problem
- Simvastatin interactions – MHRA safety update
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Posted: July 31, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
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- EMIS dosage direction mismatches - action required by practices
- Triptolerin
- Buccal midazolam (Epistatus®) – Vision Prescribing Issue
- New GGC Paediatric Formulary
- Capecitabine incident
- Safe use of insulin training
- Updated GGC diabetes guidelines
- New Synonyms and electronic Formularies now available
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Posted: July 03, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Contraceptives Vaccines Wounds
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- Travel vaccines
- Tacrolimus prescribing advice
- Intranasal corticosteroids
- Sunscreens and ACBS
- Anapen® precautionary recall
- Formulary oral contraceptives
- Updated Wound Dressings Formulary
- Indwelling Pleural Catheter Drainage Systems
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Posted: June 01, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Antimicrobial Prescribing Immunoglobulins Vaccines Dietetics
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- Good Practice in Safe Management of CDs in Primary Care
- Prescribing of trimethoprim in pregnancy
- Pregnancy and chicken pox exposure
- Vitamin D guidance
- Metolazone (Metenix) discontinuation
- New Urinary Catheter Formulary
- Glasgow Addictions Service - New contact details
- Action Required - Withdrawal of ProvideXtra Juice
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Posted: May 29, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
Tagged with - Prescribing Indicators
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- Primary Care Prescribing Indicators 2012-13
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Posted: April 03, 2012.
Category - Medicines Update Primary Care
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