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Free access to the on-line Palliative Care Formulary in Scotland
From April 2013, NHS Education for Scotland has subscribed to the on-line Palliative Care Formulary (PCF4+). The content is continually updated and represents the most current version. It is hosted on the Palliative Care Portal of the Knowledge Network website. It is available free of charge to those with an NHS Education Scotland ATHENS username and password.
Drug updates
Asilone discontinued in UK
Asilone® oral suspension (Thornton & Ross) an antacid containing simeticone 135mg, aluminium hydroxide 420mg and magnesium oxide 70mg/5mL has been discontinued in the UK. Alternative simeticone-containing antacid preparations are:
Maalox Plus® (Sanofi Aventis)
Oral suspension (sugar-free) simeticone 25mg, dried aluminium hydroxide 220mg, magnesium hydroxide 195mg/5mL, 28days @ 5mL q.d.s =.£3; low Na+.
Altacite plus® (Peckforton)
Oral suspension (sugar-free) co-simalcite 125/500 (simeticone 125mg, hydrotalcite 500mg)/5mL 28days @ 10mL q.d.s =.£7.50; low Na+.
See PCF Simeticone monograph
Latest additions
PCF updated monographs
The online Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) is being continually updated. The following monographs have been updated during March 2013 and supersede those in the publication of the 4th edition of the Palliative Care formulary (PCF4). They can be accessed from the formulary section of the website:
Chapter 5: Fentanyl (transmucosal)
Chapter 7: Octreotide
For a full list of all the monographs updated since the publication of PCF4, click here.
The oral morphine equivalent of buprenorphine TD patches – What conversion ratio do you use?
Results from this www.palliativedrugs.com survey (November 2012 – January 2013) can be downloaded from here.
Die Januar/Februar Ausgabe des APM Newsletter ist fertig
The January/February issue of the APM Newsletter for German-speaking users of www.palliativedrugs.com is available.
Der neue APM-Newsletter Jahrgang ist in der Ausgabe Januar/Februar erschienen. Über die aktuelle Ausgaben des Newsletters wird Sie das Bulletin Board informieren.
Prepared by Sarah Charlesworth and Andrew Wilcock