Penny Daynes, Associate Regional Pharmacy Procurement Specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 5th and 11th April.

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:

Pain treatment during pregnancy

A summary of pharmacological options commonly used to treat pain in primary care.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/using-opioids-for-pain-relief-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/

Understanding polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing

We explore the causes, consequences and tools to support pharmacy professionals in managing polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing in practice.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/understanding-polypharmacy-overprescribing-and-deprescribing/

Accessing resources for patients on high risk medicines

A number of resources are available to support the safe use of high-risk medicines. Healthcare professionals should ensure they are available for their patients

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/accessing-resources-for-patients-on-high-risk-medicines/

New Product Evaluations (requires log in)

A list of new product evaluations that are freely available to NHS staff.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/new-product-evaluations/

Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences

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

Podcast description:

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