John Oliver, a quality assurance specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 30th November and 6th December.

To easily find a list of newly published pages go to sps.nhs.uk, select ‘search’, click in the search bar, and press enter.

Quick links to highlighted resources:

Travel health: resources to support answering questions

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

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/travel-health-resources-to-support-answering-questions/

Managing the risk of using effervescent tablets in children

Careful use of effervescent or soluble tablets to deliver part tablet doses for children and neonates can minimise risks of toxicity or suboptimal therapy.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/managing-the-risks-of-using-effervescent-tablets-in-children/

New Medicines News

New Medicines News is produced by the SPS Horizon Scanning Service. It highlights recent new product launches and significant medicines regulatory changes.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/new-medicines-news/

Medicines Monitoring – Lithium monitoring

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/monitorings/lithium-monitoring/

Using oral anticoagulants during breastfeeding

Warfarin is the preferred choice during breastfeeding; rivaroxaban or dabigatran may also be used. Recommendations apply to full term and healthy infants.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/using-oral-anticoagulants-during-breastfeeding/

Prescribing available medicines to treat ADHD

The availability of medicines used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) varies currently. Supply content is maintained regularly by DHSC.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/prescribing-available-medicines-to-treat-adhd/

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Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences

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Podcast description:

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