Practice resources and Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Practice resources and Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and their review dates can be seen below.
Fentanyl TD patches patient information leaflet - March 2017
Medicines Code - February 2014
Medication Review Guidance - A guide to medication review 2009 NPC February 2014
Optimal Repeat prescribing duration: NHS Sheffield guidance on optimal repeat prescribing duration - May 2009
Recording Specialist Issued Drugs on Clinical Practice Systems - March 2017
Travelling abroad: Prescribing guidelines for patients travelling abroad - November 2013
Sheffield’s Integrated Continence Service - June 2011
Vitamin D information resources
Vitamin D information leaflet for patients To print in a leaflet format go to the printer properties - print on both sides - flip on short edge.
Vitamin D information leaflet for patients - Easy read
Best practice guidance
Injectables: Best practice for authorising administration of injectables by district nurse teams
Multi-use vials: Best Practice for Administration from Multi-use Vials - July 2017
Information letters to GPs
Central Nervous System
Infections
Hepatitis C drugs information letters for GPs
Musculoskeletal System - Biologics
- Rituximab /infliximab /abatacept /tocilizumab infusions letter to GPs
- Etanercept/abatacept/tocilizumab/anakinra/adalimumab/certolizumab/golimumab letter to GPs
Gastroenterology - Biologics
Respiratory
Cardiovascular System
Drugs used for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Ambrisentan 5mg treatment advice letter
- Bosentan 62.5mg increasing to 125mg treatment advice letter
- Bosentan 125mg treatment advice letter
- Macitentan 10mg treatment advice letter
- Sildenafil treatment advice letter
- Tadalafil treatment advice letter
- IV Iloprost treatment advice letter
- Treprostinil teatment advice letter
- Riociguat treatment advice letter
Lipid regulating drugs
Skin – Drugs affecting the immune response
Medicines Safety
Audit of the management of methotrexate in primary care
Antipsychotics in Dementia
Domperidone : risk of cardiac effects
- APG guidance for Prescribers
- UKMi Rapid Communication: Domperidone new restrictions in use attach i
- Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group: Domperidone use in babies and children attach ii
- UKMi Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service: Domperidone attach iii
Reducing Diclofenac Prescribing: The success in Sheffield of joint working across the interface
Replacement Patient Information/Monitoring Booklets
Reporting errors on STH TTO medicines
Safer prescribing of oral amiodarone
Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Amoxicillin 250mg Capsules (Sheffield City Walk in Centre) - expiry February 2018
Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops (Sheffield City Walk in Centre) - expiry February 2018
Cholera inactivated oral vaccine (Dukoral® oral suspension) – expiry August 2018
Clarithromycin 250mg Tablets (Sheffield City Walk in Centre) - expiry February 2018
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - expiry November 2017
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine (DTaP/IPV or dTaP/IPV) – expiry November 2017
Diphtheria low dose, tetanus and inactivated poliomyelitis (Td/IPV) vaccine (Revaxis®) - expiry October 2017
Flucloxacillin 500mg Capsules (Sheffield City Walk in Centre) - expiry February 2018
Haemophilus Influenzae type B and Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (Hib/MenC) – expiry July 2018
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccine Combined (Ambrix®, Twinrix® Adult, Twinrix® Paediatric) - expiry August 2018
Hepatitis A and Typhoid Combined Vaccine (Hepatyrix®, ViATIM®) - expiry December 2018
Hepatitis A (inactivated) vaccine for injection (Havrix®, Havrix Junior Monodose®, Avaxim®,Vaqta®, Vaqta Paediatric®, Epaxal®) – expiry February 2018
Hepatitis B Vaccine (Engerix B® and HBvaxPRO®) – expiry February 2017
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil®) – expiry April 2018
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine 2016-17 season – expiry March 2017
Lidocaine 1% (for insertion/removal of Nexplanon®) – expiry Feb 2019
Lidocaine 1% with adrenaline or 2% with adrenaline (for insertion/removal of Nexplanon®) – expiry February 2019
Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) nasal spray suspension (Fluenz Tetra®▼) 2016-17 season – expiry March 2017
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine – expiry February 2018
Medroxyprogesterone acetate 150mg/ml intramuscular injection (e.g. Depo-Provera®) – expiry May 2018
Meningococcal Group B adsorbed vaccine – expiry August 2017
Meningococcal Group ACWY conjugate vaccine – expiry June 2017
Pertussis vaccination for pregnant and post-natal women (low dose diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine (dTaP/IPV)) – expiry March 2018
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) 250mg tablets (Sheffield City Walk in Centre) - expiry February 2018
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) – 23 valent – expiry January 2018
Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (13-valent, adsorbed) (PCV) – expiry January 2018
Rotavirus live oral vaccine (Rotarix® oral suspension) – expiry June 2017
Trimethoprim 200mg Tablets(Sheffield City Walk in Centre) - expiry February 2018
Typhoid Vi Polysaccharide Vaccine for Injection (Typherix®, Typhim Vi®) – expiry August 2017
Zostavax® reconstituted lyophilised suspension. Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine, live – expiry August 2017