Drug Alerts / Prescribing Guidelines / Safety and Quality
Raising Awareness of Antimicrobial Stewardship - Department of Health Letter
NI Medicines Management Newsletters
Hayfever Supplements - Promoting Self-Care for Treatment of Hayfever
Eye Drop Compliance Aid & NI Formulary Reference Resource
HSCB have produced an easy to read reference source to assist in eye care prescribing, summarising eye drop compliance aids and NI formulary choices for dry eye and glaucoma.
Drug Alerts
PHC/24/21 - 15.09.2021 - Class 2 Medicines Recall - SANTEN Oy (trading as Santen UK Limited) IKERVIS 1 mg/ml eye drops
HSS(MD) 44/2021 - Supply Disruption Alert - Dexamethasone 0.1% (MAXIDEX) 5ML Eye Drops
HSS(MD) 31/2019 - Minims Phenylephrine 2.5% and 10% Eye Drops - Supply Distruption Alert
PHC/9/2019 - Chloramphenicol 0.5% W/V Antibiotic Eye Drops
PHC/3/2019 - Amoxicillin 500mg Capsules BP
PHC/7/2017 - Sodium Cromoglicate
PHC/7/2016 - Ikervis 1mg/ml eye drops emulsion (Santen UK Ltd)
MOS 300 - Lacri-Lube Eye Ointment, 5g and 3.5g Pack Size
MHRA Drug Safety Update - July 15 - Newly-formulated Latanoprost
MOS 296 - Exocin Eye Drops
MOS 292 - Zoviax Eye Ointment
MOS 292 - Zoviax Eye Ointment (memo with further information)
MOS 289 - Cosopt Eye Drops
Prescribing Guidelines
Deprescribing of Vitamins (excluding Vitamin D) in Adults in Primary Care - June 2021
Optimising Medicines Use in Primary Care
Hayfever Supplement - Management of Hayfever in Primary Care
Eye/Macular Supplements: De-Prescribing Advice: Stop List
Letter to Optoms - Dry Eye Treatments in Community Pharmacy
Safety and Quality
EFA-2-17-003 - Guidance for correct use and disposal of batteries used in health and social care equipment
Safe Water in Healthcare Premises
Systems to check the integrity and sterility of packs or instruments prior to use
Incident where a member of the public impersonated a nurse in an emergency department setting