Issue 12 - Dec 17 | FreeStyle Libre®: Local Pathway; When Should Patients Be Asked To Purchase Medicines OTC? New Resource: TARGET Antibiotic Toolkit; Reminder — NI Formulary Choice: Aspirin 75mg Dispersible Tablets; NICE Guidance — Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
Diabetes Supplement Nov 17 | Updated - Endocrine Chapter of NI Formulary; Blood Glucose Testing Guidance; Cost-Effective Choices in Diabetes; Competact ®- Prescribie as Individual Components; Prescribing and Dispensing of Insulin; Take Care Prescribing Liraglutide (Victoza®) and Other GLP-1 Agonists; Regional Hypoglycaemia PIL; Diabetes Learning; Insulin Needles; Medicines use Reviews for People Living with Diabetes | Download |
Dietician Team Supplement - Nov 17 | Managing Nutrition together | Download |
Issue 11 - Nov 17 | Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) - The Cost to the Health Service; Cialis® Please Prescribe Generically — Tadalafil; “Alzheimer’s Nutrient Drink Falters in Clinical Trial”; Licensed Magnesium Glycerophosphate (Neomag®) Now Available; Clarification — Lidocaine Patches; NICE Guidance — Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
Issue 10 - Oct 17 | Amoxicillin Dosing in Children; Pregabalin — Prescribe Generically; NICE Guidance — Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
Osteoporosis Supplement - Sep 17 | Background; Review Tool for Oral Bisphosphonates Prescribed for Osteoporosis; Bisphosphonate Review: A Local Example; Denosumab Prescribing | Download |
Issue 9 - Sep 17 | Circadin®: The Preferred Melatonin Product in Northern Ireland; Naproxen: Prescribe Non-Enteric Coated; Take Care When Prescribing Addictive Medication; Have Your Say: Newsletter Survey; NICE Guidance — Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
Issue 8 - Aug 17 | NIECR: Changes to the Medications Section; Prescribe Gliclazide MR Cost-Effectively; Lidocaine Plasters — What’s the Harm? Clarification: Prescribing CDs for Syringe Pumps; NICE Guidance — Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
Issue 7 - Jul 17 | Prescribing of CDs for Administration via Syringe Pump; A New BNF and BNF for Children App is Now Available; Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine Systems – Prescribe by Brand ; NICE Guidance — Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
Issue 6 - Jun 17 | NI Formulary Update: New Endocrine Chapter Published; Amber List Medicines: Flagging Overuse / Underuse; Unsigned Prescriptions; NICE Guidance — Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |