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Travel health: resources to support answering questions

9 February 2023Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information to answer travel-related questions about medicines

Mental health medicines: resources to support answering questions

3 February 2023Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information on psychotropic and other medicines used in psychiatry

Drug interactions: resources to support answering questions

19 January 2023Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information to answer questions about drug interactions

Information resources for managing medicines in renal impairment

14 December 2022SPS and other information resources can help healthcare professionals provide advice on medicines in renal impairment.

Contraception: resources to support answering questions

30 November 2022Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information on contraception and reproductive health

Adverse drug reactions: resources to support answering questions

30 November 2022Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information to answer questions about side-effects of medicines

Parkinson’s disease medicines in swallowing difficulties

13 June 2022Guidance to help you ensure your patients with Parkinson’s Disease are able to get the most from their medicines if they develop swallowing difficulties

Switching doxazosin XL tablets to doxazosin standard tablets

12 May 2022Doxazosin XL tablets should not routinely be prescribed. Guidance is provided on switching doxazosin XL tablets to standard release tablets.

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.