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Safe use of medicines in palliative and end of life care

17 July 2025Specialist Pharmacy Service announce the start of a new focus on medication safety in palliative and end of life care

Compatibility of nebuliser solution combinations

16 July 2025Guidance on what to consider when mixing nebuliser solutions and advice on which combinations are compatible.

Mutual aid – understanding best practice principles

15 July 2025Our advice to help NHS procurement teams understand when mutual aid is appropriate and how to request this.

The risks and principles of prescribing in pregnancy

15 July 2025Prescribing in pregnancy requires balancing maternal and fetal risks. This guidance outlines key risks and principles to ensure safe, informed decisions.

Information resources for advice about medicines in pregnancy

15 July 2025SPS and other resources can help pharmacy and other healthcare professionals provide advice on medicines in pregnancy.

Conducting a medicines risk assessment in pregnancy

15 July 2025The questions asked should provide information on factors that are critical to the risk assessment for each individual pregnancy.

Using antipsychotics during breastfeeding

14 July 2025Quetiapine is the preferred second-generation, and haloperidol the preferred first-generation antipsychotic when breastfeeding full term, healthy infants.

Change management in pharmacy aseptic services

20 August 2025An SPS Quality Assurance (QA) bite size learning event on managing change in pharmacy aseptic services. 20 August 2025.

Cutting or masking transdermal patches safely

9 July 2025Cutting or masking transdermal patches is discouraged. Matrix patches can be cut if no licensed alternatives are available; reservoir patches should not be cut.

Managing problems when using transdermal patches

9 July 2025Guidance on adhesion, skin reactions, missing, omitted or delayed application, dosing intervals, switching, accidental exposure, and MRI scan considerations.