Sheetal Ladva, Senior Medicines Advice Pharmacist, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 25th and 31st January.

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:

Using contraception with enzyme-inducing medicines

Enzyme-inducing medicines reduce the effectiveness of certain contraceptives. Guidance on using contraception with these medicines is given.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/using-contraception-with-enzyme-inducing-medicines/

Understanding of transcribing for medicines administration

article has undergone a thorough content review, confirming its continued accuracy.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/understanding-transcribing-for-medicines-administration/

SPS podcasts

You can access SPS podcasts wherever you normally listen to your podcasts, via the SPS website, or from the SPS SoundCloud

https://on.soundcloud.com/nhs_sps

Medication Safety Update resource - collates all the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Medication-Safety-Update-January-2025.pdf

Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences

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

January Spotlight Monthly Digest - provides a summary of SPS outputs and resources.

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/sps-spotlight-monthly-digest/#:~:text=January%E2%80%AFSpotlight%20Monthly%20Digest

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