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The first stop for professional medicines advice

WebSummarised recommendations and guidance for medicines requiring monitoring to save you time when you're making monitoring decisions with patients

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Defining and understanding medication adherence

WebThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advises no single intervention can solve non-adherence and proposes a range of interventions, …

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COVID-19 Vaccines – SPS

WebContinuing use. Use our range of COVID-19 vaccines content by theme below to help support continuation of the vaccination programme. Administering

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Legal mechanisms and their application to give COVID-19 vaccines

WebUse for health and social care staff. A PSD is a suitable mechanism to vaccinate health and social care staff. See also Patient Specific Directions (PSD) Use of …

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Understanding polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing

WebThis page contains a selection of tools that health care professionals may find helpful when undertaking medication review. Polypharmacy · 16 December 2021. …

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The first stop for professional medicines advice

WebSPS resources. SPS has a variety of resources on drug interactions which we recommend you check first. For example Using miconazole oral gel with statins …

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Learning from medication incidents and harms

WebRole of the Medication Safety Officer. The Medication Safety Officer (MSO) is the named individual within an organisation responsible for managing medication …

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The Medication Safety Officer (MSO) role

WebEffective communication allows for timely responses to new and emerging medication risks and the sharing of potential safety solutions.

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Medicines Shortages and Patient Group Directions

WebIf the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) determine that there is a serious shortage of a specific medicine or appliance, then an SSP may be issued. …

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Choosing an antidepressant for people with coronary heart disease

WebThe options below are less preferred by a range of mental health resources including Bazire’s Psychotropic Drug Directory, Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in …

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Prescribing available medicines to treat ADHD – SPS

WebPrescribing advice. A National Patient Safety Alert (NatPSA) on the shortage of methylphenidate prolonged-release capsules and tablets, lisdexamfetamine capsules, …

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Assessing liver function and interpreting liver blood tests

WebAssessing liver function. There is no single specific method of determining a patient’s liver function. A combination of liver blood tests, causes of liver disease, and …

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The first stop for professional medicines advice

WebThis Medicines Q&A examines the effects of chronic fluoride ingestion associated with use of fluoride toothpaste in adults. Attachments. UKMI_QA_Chronic …

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Using potassium permanganate for skin conditions or wound care

WebA guide for health care professionals: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. Joint Formulary Committee. British National Formulary (online). London: BMJ …

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Patient Specific Directions (PSD) – SPS

WebThe prescriber must have adequate knowledge of each individual’s health and be satisfied that the medicine to be administered serves the individual needs of each …

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Controlled Drugs records in pharmacy – SPS

WebEveryone within a health and care organisation is responsible for managing records appropriately. It is therefore important that you understand how records relating …

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Consultant pharmacist post information (formerly toolkit)

WebReduced avoidable health care utilisation. Better health outcomes through improved medicines adherence. Reduced transfer of care to higher-intensity support …

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Using written instructions in occupational health services

WebAn exception to this is those staff members who become occupational health vaccinators, working within an NHS body or a Local Authority-operated OHS to …

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Switching between gabapentin and pregabalin for neuropathic pain

WebWorked example. A 35-year-old man takes 700mg of gabapentin three times a day for neuropathic pain. Due to lack of efficacy, you wish to switch to twice daily …

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Vitamin B12 deficiency: treatment during pregnancy

WebCondition Management. NB. See latest NICE guidance published March 2024. This page will be reviewed soon following updated NICE guidance. It is important …

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