Pharmfax

PharmFax is the newsletter of the Leeds PCT medicines management team, which has been produced for many years.  It contains advice on a range of medicines-management topics, including new drugs, NICE guidance, initiatives in medicines management and community pharmacy in Leeds, reviews of key clinical papers and patient safety tips.

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The Latest editions of PharmFax can be found here:

Issue 18 December 2012 - Lead article gabapentin/pregabalin abuse by substance abuse patients

Issue 17 October 2012 - Lead article simvastatin safety warning

Issue 16 August 2012 - Lead article opioid safety

Issue 15 July 2012 - Lead article path lab results for patients not registered with practices

Issue 14 June 2012 - Lead article gliptin review

Issue 13 May 2012 - Lead article dabigatran awaiting commissioning in Leeds

Issue 12 April 2012 - Lead article venlafaxine MR switch

Issue 11 March 2012 - Lead article pivmeciillinam - the new kid on the block for UTI's

Issue 10 February 2012 - Lead article £240,000 savings made on dressings in Leeds

Issue 9 January 2012 - Lead article generic savings

Issue 8 December 2011 - Lead article new drugs and Black Light drugs

Issue 7 December 2011 - Lead article new MHRA recommendations for citalopram

Issue 6  November 2011 - Lead article preventing fatalities from medication loading doses

Issue 4 September - Lead articles new NICE angina and hypertension guidance

Issue 3 August 2011 - Lead Article: Category M

Issue 2 July 2011 - Antibiotics

Issue 1 July 2011 - Lead Article: Specials 

 

A back catalogue of PharmFax publications is below.

PharmFax has been publised in a variety of specialised titles:

PharmFax, PharmFax QuIPP, PharmFax Safety, PharmFax Community Pharmacy,  PharmFax Interface and PharmFax Express.

PharmFax  has articles on the effectiveness of medicines. 

Issue 42 (June 2011) - Gluten Free

Issue 41 (January 2011) - Lead article Clopidogrel

Issue 40 (July 2010) - Lead article Glucosamine

Issue 39 (April 2010) - Specials - a bitter pill to swallow

Issue 38 (May-June 08) 

Issue 37 (March 08) 

Issue 36s (Stop smoking) 

Issue 36 (November 07) 

Issue 35 (July 2007) 

Issue 34 (April 2007) 

Issue 33 (February 2007) 

Issue 33s (Statins) 

Issue 32 (December 2006) 

Issue 31(October 2006) 

PharmFax QuIPP Provides information on how to meet the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention challenge.

June 2011-Lead article: Hay fever

February 2011-Lead article: Erectile dysfunction

November 2010 -Lead article: Venlafaxine

PharmFax Safety focuses on sharing what we have learnt from medicines related patients safety incidents.

Pharmfax Safety S19 Low Molecular Weight Heparins

Pharmfax Safety S18 Lithium

Pharmfax Safety S17 Care Home & Care in the Community Oct 10

Pharmfax Safety S16 Don't let it happen again! April 2010

Pharmfax Safety S15 Heparin & Humalog December 2010

Pharmfax Safety S14 NPSA Oral bowel cleansing solution Alert Oct 09 

Pharmfax Safety S13 Latex Allergy advice May 09. 

Pharmfax safety S12 Incident reporting April 09. 

Pharmfax safety S11 Vaccines and local incidents Nov 2008 

Pharmfax Safety S10 Errors with opioid medicines Oct 2008 

Pharmfax Safety S9 Medication histories October 08 

Pharmfax Safety S8 Insulin safety October 2008 

Pharmfax Safety S7 CD and Fortisip July 2008 

Pharmfax Safety S6 Anticoagulants June 2008 

Pharmfax Safety June 2008 

Pharmfax Safety April 2008 

Pharmfax Safety March 2008 

Pharmfax Safety Issue 35s 

PharmFax Community Pharmacy highlights issues of importance for Pharmacies

PharmFax Community Pharmacy March 2011 

Pharmfax Community Pharmacy Dec 2010

Pharmfax Community Pharmacy Sept 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmfax Interface December 2008 

Pharmfax Interface August 2008 

PharmFax express.  This occasional publication covers a single topic in more depth, when specific action is required by practitioners and/or the matter is particularly timely.  These are available to download here

PE1 - NICE Hypertension Guidance 

PE2 - Misuse of Drugs Act reminder 

PE3 - Medicines and Ramadan 

PE4 - New Year Resolutions 

PE5 - Diamorphine Safety 

PE6 - Hay Fever 

Alternatively access the Index here and email the editor, Mark Donley  to ask for back copies to be sent to you.

PharmFax is supplemented by our Dear Doctor letters which contain information on prescribing issues of the moment.

Dear Doctor October 2008 Rimonabant 

Dear Doctor Sept 2008 Benzodiazepines 

Dear Doctor June 2008 Lipid modification 

Dear Doctor April 2008 Grey List