Prescribing Newsletter
Valproate Use in Women & Girls with Childbearing Potential – Pragmatic Guide
Experts from 13 national bodies, including seven Royal Colleges, have joined forces to publish practical guidance to support doctors and […]
Unlicensed Liquid Medicines for Children – use of non-standard strengths
Analysis of prescribing of unlicensed liquid medicines for children across NECS-linked CCGs in the North of England has revealed considerable […]
Standardised Strengths of Unlicensed Liquid Medicines for Children – RCPCH & NPPG Joint Position Statement
The Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (RCPCH) and the Neonatal & Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG) have published a […]
Supply Issues in Primary Care – Update June 2019
The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) Medicines Supply team have published the latest supply issues update for primary & […]
Northern England Clinical Network NOAC Alert Cards – Supplies
Northern England Clinical Network (NECN) Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant medicines (NOAC) Alert Cards In 2015, NECN Cardiac Rhythm Management subgroup […]
Valproate – NICE guidance summary
NICE have published a summary of guidance and safety advice on use of valproate in children, young people and adults […]
TARGET Antibiotic Toolkit – Refreshed Patient Leaflets
The RCGP TARGET [Treat Antibiotics Responsibly, Guidance, Education & Tools ] Antibiotic Toolkit has been refreshed and updated in recent […]
Unlicensed Medicines for Children – Use Standard Strengths
The Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists’ Group (NPPG) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have issued a joint […]
NICE Key Therapeutic Topics – 2019 Update
NICE have updated and revised several Key Therapeutic Topic (KTT) documents and added two new topics to the KTT collection […]