John Oliver, a quality assurance specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 1st and 7th March.

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:

Lipid management & newer therapies podcast

Rakhi Aggarwal talks to Antonio Ochoa-Ferraro about newer therapies for lipid management, incliseran and bemepdoic acid. They discuss their place in therapy and how they may be initiated in primary care.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/primary-care-discussions-lipid-management/

Advising on missed or delayed doses of medicines

Guidance on advising people who occasionally miss a scheduled dose of a regular medicine, including information sources and advice for high-risk medicines.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/advising-on-missed-or-delayed-doses-of-medicines/

Vitamin D deficiency: treatment during pregnancy

Use oral vitamin D therapy to manage vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. It is important to prescribe an appropriate formulation and dose.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/vitamin-d-deficiency-treatment-during-pregnancy/

Haemorrhoids: treatment during pregnancy

Use non-pharmacological treatment for the management of haemorrhoids during pregnancy. If insufficient use a topical haemorrhoidal preparation.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/haemorrhoids-treatment-during-pregnancy/

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/

SPS Patient Group Direction template updates

National PGD templates are developed with experts for clinical specialties. They reduce duplication and variation, and improve consistency of care.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/guidance/patient-group-directions/templates/

Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/events/next-events/

Podcast description:

NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.