September 2022 updates to the website
14 September 2022
The website has now been updated following September's LSCMMG
The following guidelines have been added/updated:
Asthma desktop guideline - updated
High dose morphine prescribing for chronic non-cancer pain - added
Hydroxychloroquine information sheet - updated
Edoxaban - Choice of DOAC for Stroke Prevention in Non Valvular AF - retired
Testosterone (transdermal) shared care guideline (following July LSCMMG) - added
The following medicines have been updated:
Atectura Breezhaler (indacterol/mometasone) - asthma
Enerzair Breezhaler (glycopyrronium/mometasone/indacterol) - asthma
The following Items will be updated and added to the website following the next Strategic Commissioning Committee (SCC) Meeting:
Mexiletine - Treatment of documented ventricular arrhythmias which, in the judgement of the physician, are considered as life-threatening.
Vedolizumab - subcutaneous use in gastroenterology indications
Infliximab - subcutaneous use in gastroenterology indications
Risankizumab - treating active psoriatic arthritis after inadequate response to DMARDs (NICE TA803)
Roxadustat - treating symptomatic anaemia in chronic kidney disease (NICE TA807)
Abrocitinib, tralokinumab or upadacitinib - treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (NICE TA814)
Guselkumab - treating active psoriatic arthritis after inadequate response to DMARDs (NICE TA815)
Brolucizumab - treating diabetic macular oedema (NICE TA820)