Prescribing Newsletter
Miconazole (Daktarin) oral gel _ interaction with warfarin
The latest Drug Safety Update (Sept 2017) highlights that: despite repeated warnings, the MHRA continue to receive reports of harm or […]
Health Matters: preventing ill health from alcohol and tobacco use – PHE Call to ACTION
Public Health England has issued a CALL TO ACTION to all healthcare professionals to help prevent ill health linked to […]
New product evaluations – resource for medicines management
Available from the Specialist Pharmacy ServiceA list of new product evaluations that are freely available to NHS staff via the […]
Specialist Pharmacy Service – Medicines Use and Safety Update
The NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service now produces a regular update on medicines use and safety. The September 2017 edition highlights some […]
RCP guide to supporting junior doctors in safe prescribing
Supporting junior doctors in safe prescribing A new guide to supporting junior doctors in hospitals produced by the Royal College of […]
Are drugs for chronic vertigo counterproductive?
Chronic vertigo: treat with exercise, not drugs A recent BMJ article highlighted concerns about the potential for vestibular suppressant medications […]
Regional Medicines Information Service
Where to turn when usual sources don’t help? The NHS England commissioned specialist pharmacy service includes a network of regional […]
NHS England & NHS Improvement “Practice Primer”: Mental Health in Older People
Mental Health in Older People: A Practice Primer NHS England and NHS Improvement have collaborated with AgeUK, the RCGP, the Royal […]
Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 8
Issue 8 of the bulletin: Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents, produced by NECS on behalf of NHS England is now available.
Issue 8 covers:
• Reporting incidents
• Post-dated CD prescriptions dispensed too early
• Patients with protected addresses
• Midazolam injection for palliative care
• What can happen when things go wrong when prescribing for chronic pain