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Blood Glucose Test Strips – MO opportunities

Overview At the end of July 2023 NHSE published guidance titled “National medicines optimisation opportunities 2023/24”. This guidance describes the 16 national medicines optimisation opportunities for the NHS in 2023/24, and signposts to resources to help with their implementation. It recommends Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) choose at least five medicines optimisation opportunities to focus and […]

Switching from disposable to reusable insulin pens

This document outlines the benefits of appropriate switching from disposable to reusable insulin pens, highlighting advantages for patients, the environment, and potential cost savings. It also provides practical recommendations for implementation by medicines optimisation teams

NHS Medicines Optimisation Opportunities Dashboard

At the end of July 2023 NHSE published guidance titled “National medicines optimisation opportunities 2023/24”. This guidance describes the 16 national medicines optimisation opportunities for the NHS in 2023/24, and signposts to resources to help with their implementation. It recommends Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) choose at least five medicines optimisation opportunities to focus and deliver […]

Medicines value tracker – Metformin 1g tablets; opportunity savings realised

The purpose of the Medicines value bulletin tracker publications are to support ICBs in monitoring progress and identifying remaining potential opportunity savings, for the Medicines value opportunities already identified in the RDTC Medicines Value Bulletin series. The MVB tracker publications for Metformin 1g IR tablets cover all 7 ICBs across the North of England. Please […]

Budget impact of metformin 1g immediate release tablet prescribing

The purpose of this bulletin is to highlight the rapid increase in price of metformin 1g tablets over the last year, and to raise awareness of the difference in price of metformin 1g immediate release (IR) tablets compared with 500mg IR tablets. It considers the potential budget impact to primary care of prescribing metformin 1g […]

Social Prescribing: Evidence and Outcomes

Strategic Insight reports are designed to support strategic objectives and planning by Integrated Care System leaders. Through the analysis of data and communication with key stakeholders across the ICS, interventions to be undertaken by the ICS are proposed to Integrated Care Boards or associated committees. Social prescribing has been proposed as a mechanism to improve […]

Formulary assessment – Glucagon (Ogluo)

Formulary assessment tools are templates to support local decision making. They list NICE guidance, MHRA safety advice, and other relevant high quality advice and guidelines relevant to making decisions for local formularies. The templates are pre-populated with useful information to reduce duplication of effort, with space for the addition of local information as appropriate. The […]

Comparison of DPP-4 inhibitors (Gliptins)

There are currently five dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors (or gliptins) available in the UK for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. There are a number of differences between the DPP-4 inhibitors in terms of licensing, interactions, renal impairment dose adjustment, hepatic impairment dose adjustment, and cost. This comparison table allows prescribers and other healthcare […]

Insulin aspart Sanofi (Trurapi): Biosimilar Insulin Aspart

Overview Evaluation reports aim to give objective information and guidance on medicines and medical devices to commissioners of health services, prescribers and others. They include efficacy, adverse effects, place in treatment and arrangements for prescribing. Insulin aspart Sanofi (Trurapi®▼) is the first biosimilar of insulin aspart (NovoRapid®). It is licensed for the treatment of diabetes […]