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Doxycycline post exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP)

11 June 2025SPS PGD template for supply of doxycycline post exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for the prevention of syphilis.

What’s new in medicines mechanisms and governance PGDs

13 May 2025An update for those involved in medicines governance including managing PGDs and other medicine mechanisms in practice. 13 May 2025.

Patient Group Directions and legal mechanisms

All our resources on Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and other legal mechanisms for the supply or administration of medicines.

Managing PGDs following organisational change

30 April 2025Advice on the management of PGDs when organisations merge, cease to exist or services are transferred to a new provider to ensure safe care and good governance

Retaining legal mechanism documentation

30 April 2025Advice on the retention of all records relating to legal mechanisms, such as PSDs, PGDs, Written Instructions and National Protocols

Intravenous hyoscine butylbromide

24 April 2025SPS PGD template for administering intravenous hyoscine butylbromide for imaging investigations by registered Radiographers.

Cytisinicline for smoking cessation

5 February 2025SPS PGD template for supply of cytisinicline to support smoking cessation in specified individuals.

Gadopiclenol contrast agent

17 December 2024SPS PGD template for administering gadopiclenol intravenously for imaging investigations and procedures by registered Radiographers.

Varenicline for smoking cessation

29 October 2024SPS PGD template for supply of varenicline to support smoking cessation in specified individuals.

Pharmacy First podcast series

21 October 2024Pharmacy colleagues and expert clinicians talk about issues surrounding the new service in community pharmacy and try to debunk some of the clinical myths.