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Choosing formulations of medicines for adults with swallowing difficulties
25 June 2021
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Some adults cannot safely swallow tablets or capsules. A stepwise process for choosing suitable formulations, including crushing tablets, is described.
Choosing an antidepressant for people with coronary heart disease
2 July 2021
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Making a suitable choice of antidepressant in CHD needs to include considerations of both the patient and the characteristics of the medicines.
Children's medicines: resources to support answering questions
17 March 2023
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Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information on medicines use in paediatrics
Avoid prescribing desiccated (natural) thyroid extract
20 January 2022
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Levothyroxine is the standard of care for treating hypothyroidism. Desiccated or natural thyroid extracts (DTE) are not routinely recommended.
Adverse drug reactions: resources to support answering questions
30 November 2022
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Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information to answer questions about side-effects of medicines
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