Drug Alerts / Prescribing Guidelines / Safety and Quality
Useful Links
Please click HERE for Chapter 11 NI Formulary (Covering Glaucoma & Dry Eye)
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/37/2021 - 08.12.2021 - Class 2 Medicines Recall - Intrapharm Laboratories Ltd - Mydrilate 0.5% Eye Drops, 5ml - PL 17509 0007
PHC/32/2021 - 18.11.2021 - Class 2 Medicines Recall - SANTEN Oy (trading as Santen UK Limited) IKERVIS 1mg/ml eye drops
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
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
NatPSA/2023/003/MHRA - NIDEK EyeCee One preloaded and EyeCee One Crystal preloaded Intraocular Lenses (IOLs): risk of increased intraocular pressure
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