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Assessing risk and informing the risk versus benefit decision for medicines in pregnancy

29 July 2021There are key factors to be considered in making a risk assessment and a risk versus benefit decision about use of medicines in pregnancy.

Coronary heart disease and risk management in frail older people

2 December 2022Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing CHD and cardiovascular risk in frail older people

Hypotension management in frail older people

2 December 2022Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing hypotension in frail older people

Understanding polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing

12 January 2022The process of managing non-beneficial or potentially harmful multiple medicines including reducing or stopping medicines, and explanations of terminology

Training

We have produced resources that can support your practice and assist with training and further development across a range of specialty areas.

Information resources for managing medicines in liver impairment

1 May 2024SPS and other information resources to help healthcare professionals provide advice on medicines in liver impairment.

Understanding drug interactions

15 January 2024This article discusses different mechanisms of drug interactions. We link to other SPS articles to help support decision making.

Auditing Patient Group Directions

14 September 2020SPS have developed a template audit tool to support organisations in auditing aspects of PGD development and use.

PGDs in practice explainer videos

1 May 2024Short videos explaining Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and medicines mechanisms, and their use in practice.

PGD planning explainer videos

1 May 2024Short videos explaining how to plan for the development of new, or review of existing Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
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