Prescribing Newsletter
EPMA Systems & Safe Discharge – HSIB Report
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) have published a report on electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems (EPMA) and safe discharge. […]
Inhaler Switching – No Evidence of Negative Impact on Patients or Healthcare Utilisation
A self-controlled case series study led by researchers from the National Heart & Lung Institute and published in Thorax has […]
Managing Medicines for Adults receiving Community Social Care – Top Tips
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the Royal College of General Practitioners have collaborated to produce “Top tips for managing […]
AECOPD – CRP testing reduces antibiotic use
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have published a Signal highlighting the conclusion of a study published in the […]
Opioids for Persistent Pain – PROMPPT intervention
The National Institute for Health Research are funding a five year research programme to design and test a Proactive clinical Review of […]
Polypharmacy – London RMOC Subgroup Report
The Polypharmacy Working Group of the London Regional Medicines Optimisation Committee have published an updated version of their report on […]
Social Care – Managing medicines
The Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have launched ‘Top tips for managing medicines for adults […]
HRT Shortages – British Menopause Society Update
The British Menopause Society have published a helpful update on current availability of HRT products in the UK – including […]
UK and international immunisation schedules – PHE comparison tool
Public Health England have published a tool with details of immunisation schedules and vaccines used in the 20 countries from […]