Shortage information (Medicines Supply Notifications: MSNs) in relation to specific drugs will be emailed to all community pharmacies via secure HSC email.
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please seeherefor your attention, letter from Dr McBride, Chief Medical Officer and letter from the four UK Chief Medical Officers here.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please see herefor your attention, correspondence from Joe Brogan, Assistant Director of Integrated Care, Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management and Dr Stephen Bergin, Director of Public Health and Medical Director (Interim), PHA.
Summary
A National Patient Safety Alert (August 2020) asked healthcare providers to ensure that:
All eligible patients are issued with a Steroid Emergency Card
Processes are in place to check if a patient has a Steroid Emergency Card ahead of any emergency treatment, elective surgery, or other invasive procedures
Work is underway (by HSCB/PHA/HSC trusts) to develop a Steroid Emergency Card specifically for patients on Northern Ireland
Action
Be aware of the issues highlighted in letter and bring these to the attention of the dispensary team.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please see herefor your attention, correspondence from Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer and Cathy Harrison, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer.
Summary
While the level of influenza remains low at present, an increasing number of Influenza virus isolates are now being confirmed by the Regional Virus Laboratory in respiratory samples taken from patients in Northern Ireland in recent weeks.
NICE guidance on the use of antivirals (oseltamivir and zanamivir) in influenza now applies.
Action
Community pharmacies should order antiviral medicines through their usual pharmaceutical wholesalers.
Every effort should continue to be made to ensure a high uptake rate of influenza vaccine in all eligible groups, including healthcare staff.
During the 2020/21 flu season, front line health and social care staff can now obtain the influenza vaccine free of charge from many community pharmacies.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated with drug information, alerts and shortages information via CPNI’s contractor calendar here or via the BSO website as per the links below.
Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).
Yours sincerely
Kerry
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF KERRY GRIMES |Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague Please see correspondence for your attention, from Joe Brogan, Assistant Director of Integrated Care, Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management. Letter_to_CPs_OTC_Stop_List_Letter.pdf
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
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