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Information resources for managing medicines in liver impairment

1 May 2024including compensated cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis and special circumstances (covering surgery, pregnancy

Information resources for advice on medicines and breastfeeding

4 December 2020Safety in Breastfeeding

Information resources for advice about medicines in pregnancy

29 July 2021information resources can help pharmacy and other healthcare professionals provide advice on medicines in pregnancy

Including medicines with Risk Minimisation Measures (RMM) in PGDs

16 March 2021Medication Safety

Implications of using different gas delivery devices

13 January 2021Prior to use on wards, organisation Health and Safety / Fire safety must be consulted to provide advice

Implementing self-administration of medicines

25 January 2023Medication Safety

Implementing pharmacogenomic testing for aminoglycosides

24 November 2023Pre-treatment screening for aminoglycosides is available to support recommendations in the MHRA drug safety

Identifying types of pharmaceutical waste and disposal containers

1 September 2023“toxic for reproduction” should not be confused with “contraindicated for use in pregnancy

Identifying risk factors for developing a long QT interval

29 March 2023Safety concerns The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have issued safety alerts

Hypertension: treatment during pregnancy

6 January 2022Signposting evidence-based information on the treatment of hypertension in pregnancy

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