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Medication Safety in Primary Care: an on the couch conversation

1 November 2022Tony Jamieson, National Clinical Improvement Lead, discussed medication safety issues with primary care pharmacy staff.

Integrated Care Systems - Finding Your Way: an ‘On the Couch’ conversation

19 October 2022A practical discussion between two ICS Chief Pharmacists to share the realities, outline current challenges and consider next steps.

Primary Care Discussions (‘On the couch’): Antibiotics in Primary Care

4 October 2022Primary care pharmacy professionals met online with Dr Kieran Hand, National Pharmacy & Prescribing Clinical Lead for Antimicrobial Resistance

When Patient Group Directions are not required

29 June 2022Guidance on when PGDs should not be used and advice on alternative mechanisms for supply and administration of medicines

Parkinson’s disease medicines formulations for adults with swallowing difficulties

13 June 2022Guidance to help you ensure your patients with Parkinson’s Disease are able to get the most from their medicines if they develop swallowing difficulties

Primary Care Discussions: the role of pharmacy technicians

19 May 202219 May 2022. A discussion about the roles of pharmacy technicians in primary care

Switching doxazosin XL tablets to doxazosin standard release tablets

12 May 2022Doxazosin XL tablets should not routinely be prescribed. Guidance is provided on switching doxazosin XL tablets to standard release tablets.

Primary Care Discussions: Focus on Diabetes

31 March 202231 March: Challenging discussions on Diabetes - an 'On the Couch' discussion between specialist pharmacists

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.

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.

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