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COVID-19 Medicines Optimisation: Information and resources

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Use of Patient Group Directions in pandemics (e.g. COVID-19)

26 March 2020There are provisions in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 that can be used in a pandemic, unfortunately none of them specifically involve PGDs. At this…

Management of patients currently on warfarin during Covid-19

1 April 2020This page gives advice on management of patients taking warfarin in primary care during the Covid-19 pandemic Advice on drug monitoring for other medicines during…

Clozapine drug monitoring during COVID-19 for stable adult patients

2 April 2020This page provides advice on the monitoring and prescribing of clozapine during the COVID-19 pandemic

Drug packaging and labelling during COVID-19: posters and screensavers for teams

6 April 2020In order to meet the demand for medicines during the emergency period relating to COVID-19 organisations will be procuring medicines which may have packaging and…

Lithium drug monitoring during COVID-19 for stable adult patients

7 April 2020This page provides advice on the monitoring and prescribing of lithium during the COVID-19 pandemic

Supporting CHS pharmacy teams in responding to COVID-19

21 April 2020We held a webinar aimed at CHS pharmacy teams (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians). Subject: Supporting CHS pharmacy teams in responding to COVID-19 Date: Tuesday 21…

Administration of depot antipsychotic injections during COVID-19 in stable adult patients

16 April 2020This page gives advice on the administration of depot antipsychotic injections during COVID-19

Options for the Provision of Ready to Administer IVs to Support Clinical Areas – COVID-19

16 April 2020The Covid-19 crisis has generated an unprecedented demand for injectable medicines in ICU’s. These medicines are routinely prepared and administered by nursing staff, but the…

Preparation of injectable medicines at the ITU bedside and COVID-19: quick reference guides

17 April 2020Staff working in ICU during the Covid-19 emergency may need to prepare unfamiliar injectable medicines at the patient’s bedside. The set of cards has been…

Ambient storage of refrigerated ITU medicines during COVID-19

30 April 2020Information to support the storage of refrigerated ITU medicines outside a fridge in appropriate situations.