Madeleine Foster, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 23rd and 29th November.

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:

Liver Disease podcast series

Pharmacy colleagues and expert clinical speakers talk about liver disease and drugs in liver impairment.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/liver-disease-podcast-series/

Vitamin B12 deficiency: treatment during pregnancy

Intramuscular hydroxocobalamin and oral cyanocobalamin are treatment options for the management of clinically relevant vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/vitamin-b12-deficiency-treatment-during-pregnancy/

Using generic liposomal amphotericin B

Learn about differences between generic Amphotericin B Tillomed Liposomal and Amphotericin B Gilead Liposomal, previously branded AmBisome.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/using-generic-liposomal-amphotericin-b/

SPS Spotlight Monthly Digest

A slide deck summarising SPS outputs and resources. It should be distributed to relevant healthcare professionals and their teams.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/sps-spotlight-monthly-digest/

Medication Safety Update

A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/medication-safety-update/

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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Safer use of time critical medicines - national scoping review

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Safe use of insulin

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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'.