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Information resources for advice on medicines and breastfeeding
4 December 2020
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SPS and other resources can help pharmacy professionals give advice on use of medicines during breastfeeding
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.
Example medicines to prescribe by brand name in primary care
27 March 2022
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Prescribe certain medicines by brand to ensure supply of the same product. Examples are grouped by therapeutic area. The list of products is not exhaustive.
Switching doxazosin XL tablets to doxazosin standard tablets
12 May 2022
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Doxazosin XL tablets should not routinely be prescribed. Guidance is provided on switching doxazosin XL tablets to standard release tablets.
The Use of Generic Anti Epileptics Drugs in Patients with Epilepsy
28 September 2020
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Consensus views of the Pharmaceutical Market Support Group and the UK Clinical Pharmacists Association: Neurosciences Group on the safety and appropriateness of switching between brand…
Thickeners and thickened fluids
17 December 2024
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Follow specific product information when using thickeners. Avoid mixing starch-based thickeners with macrogol (polyethylene glycol) laxatives.
Advising how to crush or disperse tablets and open capsules
17 December 2024
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How to disperse tablets in water, crush tablets and open capsules safely for oral administration in adults.
Choosing medicines formulations in swallowing difficulties
17 December 2024
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Some adults cannot swallow tablets or capsules safely. We describe a process for choosing suitable formulations, including crushing tablets.
Pharmacogenomics: resources to support answering questions
21 March 2025
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Suggested resources to help healthcare professionals find information to answer questions about pharmacogenomics.
Personalising evidence-based medicine to reduce polypharmacy
11 February 2025
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An insight on principles of patient centred structured medication reviews; using the current evidence and shared decision making to facilitate de-prescribing.
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