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Antibiotic Audit Toolkits
TARGET audit toolkits and action planning TARGET have developed a series of audits to assess antibiotic prescribing against national guidelines. For more information go to the TARGET website, or click...
TARGET Toolkit and Antimicrobial Stewardship 9th March 2016
Newcastle Marriott Gosforth Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne 12.00 – 16.00 A FREE event to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance. Lead by the RCGP Clinical Lead for antimicrobial stewardship, Dr Joanna...
Ulipristal for uterine fibroids – safety update
In February 2018, the European Medicine Agency Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) issued temporary recommendations that no new patients should be started on Esmya (ulipristal acetate), following reports of serious...
Antibiotics E-learning Resources
...Guidance, Education, Tools) antibiotic toolkit, produced by the RCGP, provides education for groups of primary care staff or individual clinicians. The toolkit aims to help decrease barriers to appropriate antibiotic...
Prescribing Data Elearning
...‘Take this Course’. When you have clicked the Take this Course button the page will refresh and show Start Course. Click on Start Course to start. Contact us at necsu.moadmin@nhs.net...
Sacubitril valsartan (Entresto®) – Heart failure
...II receptor-blockers (ARBs). Treatment with sacubitril valsartan should be started by a heart failure specialist with access to a multidisciplinary heart failure team. Dose titration and monitoring should be performed...
Tapering Opioids – Tips from the I-WOTCH team
...duration of the tapering depends on the starting dose. A person starting on a dose of 100 mg of morphine per day may take up to 14 weeks to discontinue...
Antipsychotic prescribing CQUIN
...NICE guidelines and use of the LESTER tool http://www.england.nhs.uk/2014/06/13/lester-tool/ The link to the antipsychotic leaflet changes depending on the GP address i.e. for Northumberland, North Tyneside, Gateshead and Newcastle the...
Summary of MHRA drug safety advice: September to November 2016
...symptoms Some people may have exacerbation of rosacea symptoms when treated with brimonidine gel. Treatment should be started with a small amount of gel (less than the maximum dose of...