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Good governance when implementing eculizumab biosimilar
6 March 2024
·
Some
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Planning
Annual medicines planning
New Product Launches in 2020 ·
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29 September 2021
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information about the product including how it works and how it is administered, whether it is a high cost
drug
Switching between aminophylline and theophylline in adults
19 April 2022
·
Narrow therapeutic
drug
Theophylline is a narrow therapeutic
drug
.
Mapping the temperature of medicines storage areas
10 November 2022
·
Remember to include areas such as controlled
drugs
cupboards and medicines receipt or loading bays.
Use of individually named medicines in HM Prisons
9 June 2022
·
Recommendation 7 states that the
drug
and therapeutics committee should ensure medicines are generally
Registration required
Annual planning advice for new medicines, Prescribing Outlook
28 October 2022
·
assists NHS budget holders and those involved in prescribing planning assess potential impact of new
drugs
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31 October 2023
·
See Considering
drug
interactions with smoking for further background.
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2 July 2021
·
antidepressants These options are preferred by a range of mental health resources including Bazire’s Psychotropic
Drug
Medicine administration by registered and non-registered staff
24 January 2023
·
A prescription must comply with all legal requirements for prescriptions and controlled
drugs
(where
Implementing pharmacogenomic testing for aminoglycosides
24 November 2023
·
ototoxicity Pre-treatment screening for aminoglycosides is available to support recommendations in the MHRA
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