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What is the Dose of Folic Acid to use with Methotrexate therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

5 October 2012This updated Q&A notes that there remains no definitive answer regarding the optimal dose of folic acid for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are being…

How should dentists prescribe, store, order and dispose of controlled drugs?

6 June 2016This updated Q&A aims to explain controlled drug legislation relevant to primary care dental practice. Includes prescribing for NHS and private patients, ordering/requisitioning, storage and…

Procurement for Non Procurement Staff

15 August 2016This article is part two of three explaining the workings of pharmacy procurement for pharmacy staff not working in that department.  It is useful for…

Stock Control of Medicines by Pharmacy System

15 August 2016This post provides the content of a series of procurement training resources aimed at assisting in the management of medicines stocks.  There is a “generic”…

Induction Programme for Trust Homecare Leads

30 August 2016The enclosed document has been drawn up as an aid for homecare leads in trusts.  It is meant to be used over a period of…

Audit Tools from National Pharmacy Procurement Specialists Committee (NPPSC)

2 September 2016The National Pharmacy Procurement Specialists Committee (NPPSC) have produced a number of audit tools which are available for use locally in trusts.  Trustswho have collected…

Preparation of medicines in clinical areas by pharmacy staff: the legal and regulatory framework

9 May 2017This document has been prepared to inform the professional judgment which a Chief Pharmacist needs to make if asked to advise their Trust’s senior management…

Memo: Drug interactions with senna or salbutamol increasing the risk of torsade de pointes

7 February 2018This memo for prescribers and pharmacy staff has been produced in response to questions from primary care prescribers and pharmacists concerned about seemingly innocuous drug combinations…

NHMC Good Practice Principles for the Provision of Manufacturer Funded Homecare Services

5 March 2018These Good Practice Principles set out the National Homecare Medicines Committee’s (NHMC) expectations of Manufacturers offering Manufacturer Funded Homecare Medicine Services in relation to the…

National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) Terms of Reference

5 April 2018National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) The NHMC is a sub group of the National Pharmaceutical Market Supply Group (NPSG) and acts as the national focus…