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Patient Group Directions in Complex Commissioning Scenarios

10 June 2021This guide supports planning, decision making and advises on governance processes when PGDs are used within commissioned services .

Using COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech in Community Pharmacy

30 April 2021Requirements specific to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine when used for the COVID-19 vaccination service within community pharmacy settings

Using COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca in Community Pharmacy

30 April 2021Requirements specific to the AstraZeneca vaccine when used for the COVID-19 vaccination service within community pharmacy settings

Using COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna in Community Pharmacy

30 April 2021Requirements specific to the Moderna vaccine when used for the COVID-19 vaccination service within community pharmacy settings

The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Community Pharmacies and SPS support

29 April 2021The scope and purpose of SPS support in relation to the national COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Community Pharmacies is described

Getting ready to use COVID-19 Vaccines in Community Pharmacies

29 April 2021Superintendent Pharmacists and their teams will need to ensure institutional readiness to enable COVID-19 vaccination in Community Pharmacies

Planning access to end of life care medicines out-of-hospital during a pandemic

9 February 2021Consider three steps when planning access to end of life care medicines in out-of-hospital settings during a pandemic. Four practice points are also shared.

In Use Product Safety Assessment: Teriparatide injection

23 December 2020The availability of four teriparatide preparations (originator, two biosimilars and a generic version) in the UK market creates a potential for confusion in the prescribing,…

Example policy for Maintaining the Vaccine Cold Chain in Primary Care

17 December 2020Summary This page provides a document for local adaptation that gives a sample policy for maintaining the vaccine cold chain. This document describes general principles…

Doctors, dentists, and use of PGDs

15 December 2020Doctors and dentists cannot supply or administer medications under a PGD or Written Instruction.  This page gives further detail on why this is the case.