Prescribing Advice for GPs

CKS Updates - November 2016

December 5, 2016 at 11:08 am | In Prescribing Extra - Other | Print | No Comments

During November 2016 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were updated for the following topics:

Two new topics were added:

• Vitamin D deficiency in adults - treatment and prevention
• Vitamin D deficiency in children

The following topics were all reviewed:

• Chickenpox
• Contraception - assessment
• Contraception - barrier methods and spermicides
• Contraception - combined hormonal methods
• Contraception - emergency
• Contraception - IUS/IUD
• Contraception - natural family planning
• Contraception - progestogen only methods
• Contraception - sterilization
• Herpes simplex - oral
• Insect bites and stings
• Malaria
• Red eye

Action: Clinicians who see patients with any of these conditions may find the new and updated information useful when reviewing current clinical practice.