What is a specialist medicine?; Monitoring prescribing of specialist medicines; Private prescribing of specialist medicines; Actions for GP practices; Actions for community pharmacists; Who do I contact for advice?
In this issue• Background • Palliative care• Patient resources• People at Risk of Harm due to Substance Use• Prescribing of Vitamins and Minerals• Actions for GP practices• Actions for community pharmacist
• Prescribing of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in Northern Ireland• Ensuring appropriate management of malnutrition• The 7 Suggested Steps of Adult Oral Nutritional Supplements in Primary Care• First Line ONS choices• Compact style ONS• Dietetic Led ONS• Prescribing ONS in Specific Patient Groups• Regional Template for Prescribing Recommendations to Primary Care• Prescribing resources• Patient resources• Recent examples of inappropriate prescribing or recommendation of ONS• Training and information events for healthcare professionals• Actions for GP practices• Actions for community pharmacists• Oral Nutritional Supplements –Northern Ireland Cost Effective Choices for Primary Care (Prices correct Nov 23
• Generic Prescribing of Category 3 Antiepileptics• Prescribing of sodium chloride 5% eye ointment• Hold the date: GPNI Webinar – Supporting GP Practices with Opioid Reduction• NICE Guidance (Recently Published)• Managed Entry Decisions• Deprescribing social media campaigns• Deprescribe: Proton pump inhibitors in acid reflux and heartburn in adults
NI Formulary: Management of Glaucoma and Dry Eye• Shortages of Glaucoma Eye Drops• NICE Guidance (Recently Published)• Dysphagia Newsletter• New Training Video: Controlled Drugs in Primary Care• Deprescribing Social Media Campaign• Deprescribe: Antimicrobials in Acne• Deprescribe: Mucolytics
New CEC: Venlafaxine modified release tablets; Deprescribing and social media campaigns; Deprescribe: Opioids for chronic pain; Deprescribe: Bath and shower products; NICE Guidance (Recently Published); Managed Entry Decisions
Melatonin Paediatric Product Selection Guide; Medicines Supply Issues: Where to go to get the most up-to-date information?; Deprescribe: medicines for overactive bladder; NICE Guidance (Recently Published); Managed Entry Decisions
A Focus on Deprescribing; Getting your child to take a tablet; Deprescribing: vitamins, Generic savings opportunity – Toviaz® to Fesoterodine; Guidance (Recently Published); Managed Entry Decisions
Trusts moving to using licensed Xaqua® (metolazone) 5mg tablets; Avoid Selecting a DPI / Breath-Actuated Inhaler when A Spacer Device is Required; Changes to Red Amber List Medicines; Did you see? — Changes to NI Formulary for Chronic Pain; NICE Guidance (Recently Published);Managed entry Decisions
