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Using resources to support medication review
16 December 2021
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Medicine
Optimisation: the safe and effective use of
medicines
to enable the best possible outcomes Realistic
Patient Group Direction use in End of Life Care
10 August 2020
·
For further detail see Mixing of
medicines
and Patient Group Directions
Content page for Yellow Cover Documents (Yellow Cover)
22 April 2016
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Aseptically Prepared Products (ATMPs)- The Role of Pharmacy in the Successful Delivery of Advanced Therapy
Medicinal
Transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input
22 February 2022
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Healthcare setting factors Conferring risk Patient may have supplies of
medicines
that have been discontinued
SPS Virtual Wards Conference: Opportunities for Pharmacy
21 September 2022
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identify why pharmacy is a key enabler of virtual care To consider how organisations can operationalise
medicines
Understanding local governance in CTIMPs
12 December 2022
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Considerations for innovative
medicinal
products Sponsor pharmacy teams should be aware that for some
Using clopidogrel with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
22 May 2023
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bleeding, or gastroduodenal perforation presence of Helicobacter pylori infection concomitant use of
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Giving intermittent intravenous infusions by gravity in adults
12 July 2023
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Review the prescription Assess the number of intravenous
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prescribed.
Vaccines and immunisation: resources for answering questions
24 February 2023
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and immunisation: Temperature excursions SPS provides general advice on temperature management for
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