Prescribing Advice for GPs

CKS Updates - June 2021

July 5, 2021 at 8:41 am | In Prescribing Extra - Other | Print | No Comments

During May 2021 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were updated in the following areas.

• Anal fissure
• Contraception - assessment
• Contraception - sterilization
• Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
• Vitamin D deficiency in adults
• Vitamin D deficiency in children
• Whitlow (staphylococcal and herpetic)

All topics have been reviewed and updated in keeping with current guidance with minor layout changes. The Vitamin D deficiency in adults topic has updated the recommendation on who should take year-round vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of vitamin D deficiency, in line with PHE guidance. And the Vitamin D deficiency in children topic has changed the recommended dose for vitamin D supplementation for prevention of vitamin D deficiency in line with ROS guidance.

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