6 November 2020 · This updated Medicines Q&A is a quick reference summary to different types of enteral feeding tubes, in relation to medication issues. Not all enteral feeding…
1 October 2020 · The evidence for an interaction between methotrexate and penicillins is limited to case reports and animal studies. So far, there is no conclusive evidence that…
29 September 2020 · This document is intended to support local discussions on how to monitor commonly prescribed high risk medicines in primary care. The monitoring parameters cited…
23 September 2020 · Antineoplastic antimetabolites, whether used as monotherapy or in combination with other antineoplastics, are contra-indicated in breastfeeding (except where indicated below) because of their effects on…
22 September 2020 · This Medicines Q&A reviews the evidence that alcohol increases risk of methotrexate-induced liver toxicity, and advises on safe levels of alcohol intake by patients taking…
21 September 2020 · Additional information relating to breastfeeding To be used in conjunction with individual drug entries for specific information and guidance. Aminosalicylates for chronic bowel disorders Mesalazine…
15 April 2019 · Chronic kidney disease impacts upon prescribing for some disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Methotrexate is usually hospital-initiated but rheumatology and dermatology patients will be monitored by…
7 January 2019 · Drugs used orally or parenterally for severe eczema and psoriasis have a varied pharmacology, mainly either modifying the immune response to the disease or modifying…
1 August 2018 · Sometimes patients forget to take their medicines at the normal time. This may cause a problem because missing a dose may make the medicine less…
5 October 2012 · This updated Q&A notes that there remains no definitive answer regarding the optimal dose of folic acid for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are being…