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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.

Primary Care Discussions: Making Clinical Decisions

3 March 20223 March 2022. An 'On the Couch' discussion between specialist pharmacists about making clinical decisions with limited information

Learning Disability Project: Structured medication reviews - next steps

24 February 2022Developing Primary Care pharmacists to carry out Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) in adults with a learning disability who may or may not be autistic: STOMP

Worked example of assessing the risk of transcribing

22 February 2022Example where medicines are prescribed by both the patient’s GP and specialist clinicians, and are administered in a patient’s home.

Transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input

22 February 2022Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input

Non-acute settings with healthcare input and transcribing

22 February 2022Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in non-acute settings with healthcare input

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