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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…

Using Standardised Strengths of Unlicensed Liquid Medicines in Children

10 October 2019A joint statement from the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)

Patient Group Direction use in Primary Care Networks

8 January 2020Guidance on the legislation and governance required when considering the use of PGDs across a PCN

The Use of Generic Anti Epileptics Drugs in Patients with Epilepsy

28 September 2020Consensus views of the Pharmaceutical Market Support Group and the UK Clinical Pharmacists Association: Neurosciences Group on the safety and appropriateness of switching between brand…

Information resources for advice on medicines and breastfeeding

4 December 2020SPS and other resources can help pharmacy professionals give advice on use of medicines during breastfeeding

Information resources for advice about medicines in pregnancy

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

Avoid prescribing desiccated (natural) thyroid extract

20 January 2022Levothyroxine is the standard of care for treating hypothyroidism. Desiccated or natural thyroid extracts (DTE) are not routinely recommended.

Prescribing by generic or brand name in primary care

27 March 2022Prescribing medicines by generic name is generally preferred but there are some circumstances when brand-name prescribing is warranted.

Example medicines to prescribe by brand name in primary care

27 March 2022Prescribe 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 2022Doxazosin XL tablets should not routinely be prescribed. Guidance is provided on switching doxazosin XL tablets to standard release tablets.