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Advising how to crush or disperse tablets and open capsules

17 December 2024How to disperse tablets in water, crush tablets and open capsules safely for oral administration in adults.

Thickeners and thickened fluids

17 December 2024Follow specific product information when using thickeners. Avoid mixing starch-based thickeners with macrogol (polyethylene glycol) laxatives.

Why and how medicines are given with soft food or thickened fluid

17 December 2024Giving medicines with food or fluid may be needed for people with swallowing difficulties or for covert administration. Practical advice is provided.

Medicines suitable for adults with swallowing difficulties

17 December 2024A number of licensed and unlicensed products in different therapeutic classes are available that are suitable for use in adults with swallowing difficulties.

Complex medication regimens: supporting adherence

14 November 2024Interventions and tools to help improve medication adherence, where complex regimens (capability) have been identified as a factor

Patient Group Direction use in Primary Care Networks

24 July 2024Guidance on the legislation and governance required when considering the use of PGDs across a PCN

Manual dexterity: supporting adherence

20 December 2023Interventions and tools to help improve medication adherence, where manual dexterity (capability) has been identified as a factor

Defining and understanding medication adherence

20 December 2023Definitions, evidence and the importance of effective consultations, with tools and interventions to facilitate medication adherence.

Explaining how to use or take medicines: supporting adherence

20 December 2023Interventions and tools to help improve medication adherence, where comprehension (capability) or language (opportunity) issues have been identified as factors.

Swallowing difficulties: supporting adherence

20 December 2023Interventions and tools to help improve medication adherence, where swallowing difficulties (capability) have been identified as a factor