The Prescribing Support Team produces on a regular basis a newsletter, Nostrum.
Nostrum is available on the intranet for all Dumfries and Galloway NHS staff with an interest in prescribing issues. A variety of topics are included in the newsletter although the main focus is the promotional of cost-effective prescribing.
A search tool is part of this site enabling information to be tracked down easily. Back issues of Nostrum can be found by using this search facility - type in Nostrum for all back copies.
This NOSTRUM focuses on the following:
• Formulary review
• Vitamin D prescribing advice
• Name changes
• Ranitidine update
• Phenelezine
• Switch to Bydureon BCise