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Safety in Lactation: Antidepressants

21 October 2020Additional information relating to breastfeeding To be used in conjunction with individual drug entries for specific information and guidance. Monamine-oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) Due to the…

Safer Prescribing of Oral Anticoagulants

21 May 2018The Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), together with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is currently establishing a new model of service delivery for the initiation…

National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) Managing Complaints and Incidents within Homecare Services - Appendix 19 training

2 July 2018In November 2016, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) published Appendix 19 of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Handbook for Homecare Services in England i.e. ‘Further…

NHMC Good Practice Principles for the Provision of Manufacturer Funded Homecare Services

5 March 2018These Good Practice Principles set out the National Homecare Medicines Committee’s (NHMC) expectations of Manufacturers offering Manufacturer Funded Homecare Medicine Services in relation to the…

Safety in Lactation: Drugs for ADHD

21 October 2020Additional information relating to breastfeeding To be used in conjunction with individual drug entries for specific information and guidance. The use of drugs for attention…

Safety in Lactation: Drugs for bipolar disorder and hypomania

21 October 2020Additional information relating to breastfeeding To be used in conjunction with individual drug entries for specific information and guidance. Whilst valproate (valproic acid/sodium valproate) is…

Memo: Drug interactions with senna or salbutamol increasing the risk of torsade de pointes

7 February 2018This memo for prescribers and pharmacy staff has been produced in response to questions from primary care prescribers and pharmacists concerned about seemingly innocuous drug combinations…

National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) Proposal for the funding of Pharmacy Homecare Teams

4 May 2018NHMC submitted a proposal for the funding of Trust Pharmacy Homecare Teams to NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioning for consideration. The NHMC hopes that…

Frequently Asked Questions about FMD: (updated January 2019) – NHS provider services and the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)

28 January 2019This document supercedes the July 2018 version and includes all FAQs previously published. The deadline for implementation of the EU falsified Medicines Directive is 9th…

Medicines Matters: A guide to mechanisms for the prescribing, supply and administration of medicines (in England)

10 October 2018This publication is a brief good practice guide for staff working in NHS commissioned health and social care organisations in England. It describes the legal…