Spring 2018/19 This issue includes: Hay fever medicines (and when require protocol) New Terminology for food modification (food thickeners) Lessons Learnt: Effective audit Reminder regarding flammable products (Paraffin based products) CD guidance reference to website documents

Summer 2018/19 This issue includes: Dementia care Lessons Learnt: Interim medicines MHRA “watch out for look-alikes and sound-alikes” CQC: Learning from safety incidents

Winter 2018/19 This issue includes: Homely medicines in care homes Can OTC medicines be used in care homes Warning about not over ordering medicines Lessons Learnt: Fentanyl patches – unintentional exposure MHRA Paraffin products – updated alert 9Dec 2018

Medicine Matters – Winter 2017 The Winter 2017 newsletter covers: CQC – The state of health care and adult services in England Lessons learnt: Transdermal Patches Annual Flu Vaccine