Publication - Advice and guidance

Medicines - achieving value and sustainability in prescribing: guidance

Guidance to promote the effective use of medicines and minimise unwarranted variation in prescribing practice across NHS Scotland.

Glossary of Terms

ACB Anticholinergic Burden Scale

AMR Anti-Microbial Resistance

ACBS Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances

BATHE Bath Additives in the Treatment of Childhood Eczema

BNF British National Formulary

IR Immediate Release

MHRA Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

MR Modified Release

NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

SAPG Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group

SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

SMC Scottish Medicines Consortium

SPS Specialist Pharmacy Service

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