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COVID-19 Vaccines
AstraZeneca
Answers to Questions
Dosing information for AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
13 January 2021
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Information on intervals between dosing and completion of the vaccination schedule with an alternative brand of vaccine is given.
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Dosing information for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
7 January 2021
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Information on intervals between dosing and completion of the vaccination schedule where an alternative brand of vaccine is given.
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Equivalent doses of oral benzodiazepines
8 December 2020
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Benzodiazepines are the most commonly used anxiolytics and hypnotics. There are major differences in potency between different benzodiazepines and this difference in potency is important…
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Can low dose aspirin be used in breastfeeding mothers as an antiplatelet agent?
29 October 2020
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Limited data and pharmacokinetics indicate that low dose aspirin (defined here as 75 – 150mg daily) passes into breast milk in small amounts. There…
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What is the optimal prokinetic dose of erythromycin in adults?
22 October 2020
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This updated Medicines Q&A evaluates the available evidence for the use of erythromycin as a prokinetic agent in adults Summary The ideal prokinetic dose of…
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Should patients drink alcohol whilst taking long-term low-dose methotrexate?
22 September 2020
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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…
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Can a PGD be used to adjust doses of a patient’s medication?
9 September 2020
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No – a PGD does not give a legal framework for healthcare professionals to adjust a dose of medicine already in a patient’s possession and…
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Is it acceptable to have a dose range specified in a Patient Group Direction (PGD) rather than a specified dose?
9 September 2020
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Yes this is acceptable. The legislation requires that the applicable dose or maximum dose is specified. The PGD may therefore specify a single dose or…
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COVID-19 Medicines Optimisation
MUS Webinar – Update on NICE VTE Management Guidance & Safer Use of Anticoagulation in Primary Care
14 October 2020
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In this webinar, Frances and Alison outlined important issues from World Thrombosis week and key points from the NICE VTE guidelines (NG158, March 2020) and…
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NPSA Rapid Response Report RRR018 -Preventing fatalities from medication loading doses. A UKMi risk assessment tool to support local implementation
17 August 2020
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The NPSA rapid response report on preventing fatalities from medication loading doses directs organisations to identify and risk assess use of loading doses with the…
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