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Medicine Matters Spring 2017: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
The Spring 2017 newsletter covers homely remedies, use of insulin safety needles, and lessons learnt: warfarin.
MHRA Drug Safety Update May 2017
MHRA Drug Safety Update May 2017 A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (vol 10, […]
NICE Bites – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community
NICE Bites – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community NICE Bites April 2017; No 96 includes […]
NICE issues updated clinical guideline for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (NG28)
The updated guideline now includes text on sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors in the section on initial drug treatment. Additionally, new information on SGLT-2 inhibitors was added to the box on action to take if metformin is contraindicated or not tolerated.
NICE Bites – Spondyloarthritis
NICE Bites – Spondyloarthritis NICE Bites March 2017; No 95 includes one topic, Spondyloarthritis in over 16’s: diagnosis and management. […]
Medicines Q&A: Can tricyclic antidepressants cause tinnitus?
Medicines Q&A: Can tricyclic antidepressants cause tinnitus? This Medicines Q&A from UK Medicines Information evaluates the limited published evidence available […]
Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents February 2017
Issue 6 of controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents, produced by NECS on behalf of NHS England covers:
Destruction of Controlled Drugs
Examples of suppliers of CD denaturing kits
CD balance checks during external stocktaking
Licensed equivalents for special order CDs
Medicine Matters Winter 2016/17: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
The Winter 2016/17 newsletter covers hydration and medication, sick day rules to prevent acute kidney injury, lessons learnt, and medicine information resources for care homes.
Medicine Matters Autumn 2016
Medicine Matters Autumn 2016 Medicines information for care staff in a social setting The Autumn 2016 newsletter covers: Covert administration of […]