Northern Ireland Steroid Emergency Card; Do not stop post-transplant medicines without clinical input; Things to consider when prescribing NSAIDs; NICE Guidance — Recently Published; Managed Entry Decisions
HSCB Invests in Technology Solution to Enhance Medicines Optimisation; New: Drug monitoring tool on SPS website; Deprescribing: Vitamins (excluding Vitamin D) in Adults; NICE Guidance — NI Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions
Muscle relaxants ‘ineffective’ for low back pain; Caution: drug formulation changes; Deprescribing: bisphosphonates; NICE Guidance — NI Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions
Cost-Effective Choices update: Combodart®; Sign up: MHRA Drug Safety updates; Pregabalin and reports of severe respiratory depression; Reminder: Travelling with controlled drugs (CDs); NICE Guidance — NI Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions
Legal obligations regarding monitoring and review of all CDs prescribed; Flippin’ Pain - Resources to help people manage their chronic pain; New addition to Cost effective choices list: Nortriptyline 50mg tablets →2 x 25mg tablets; Aquacel: Removal from NI Drug Tariff; NICE Guidance — NI Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions
