| Issue12 - Dec 18 | Reminder: Prescribing of Antivirals in Flu Season; Mucolytics-NOT for coughs and colds; Update on Prescribing of Tadalafil Once Daily (2.5mg and 5mg) Preparations; Choice and Medication: Information for Patients; NICE Guidance-Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
| Issue11 - Nov 18 | Safe and effectice prescribing of LHRH analogues; New cost-effective choice: Spiroco® XL; Did you see?- Updated advice on Esmya®; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
| Issue10 - Oct 18 | World Mental Health Day: A Focus on Prescribing; New Cost Effective Choice: Decapeptyl ®; NICE Guidance- NI Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
| Tacrolimus Supplement - Sept 18 | Transplant immunosuppression; Dispensing errors involving tacrolimus; Drug interactions and configuration of drug warnings on GP clinical systems; Robot SAI; Lessons learned; Commonly prescribed immunosuppressive drugs | Download |
| Antibiotic Supplement - Sept 18 | Antimicrobial Resistance; Antimicrobial Resources; Antimicrobial Workshops - Dates for your diary; Survey Results - Antibiotic prescribing in primary care Northern Ireland | Download |
| Dysphagia Supplement - Sept 18 | Background; New standards for texture modified foods & thickened liquids international dysphagia diet standardisation initiative (IDDSI); What is happening locally? Changes to thickener products; Actions for Primary Care | Download |
| Issue 9 - Sept 18 | Prescribing Generics by Manufacturer is NOT recommended; Low Dose Naltrexone for MS?Seeking GP Representatives for PGEG; Place in Therapy for Targinact® (oxycodone /naloxone)? NICE Guidance - NI Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
| Issue 8 - Aug 18 | CP Prescriptions: Need for Clear Dosing Instructions ; Ciphers for Non-medical Prescribers in Primary Care; Etoricoxib: 60mg for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis; Information to Support Patients with Osteoporosis ; NICE Guidance - Northern Ireland Service Notifications; Managed Entry Decisions | Download |
| Specials Supplement - July 2018 | Healthcare professionals should explore all alternatives before deciding to prescribe a 'special' ; The cost of 'specials' ; Legal issues in prescribing and dispensing 'specials' ; Managing patients with swallowing difficulties and feeding tubes ; Newly licensed products ; 'Specials' manufacturers and suppliers ; Standardisation of the most common liquid medicines in paediatrics ; Commonly prescribed 'specials'; Vitamin D Guidance on rationalalisation of 'specials' | Download |
| Anticholinergic Supplement - July 18 | Background ; Medication Review ; NICE Dementia Guideline 2018; Examples of drugs with severe anticholinergic effects ; Recommendations to optimise prescribing and improve patient safety ; Antimuscarinics for OAB/UI-Improving Patients Safety | Download |
