Prescribing - achieving value and sustainability - draft guidance: consultation
We are consulting on draft guidance on achieving value and sustainability in prescribing by reducing unwarranted variation across health boards. This includes, items of low and limited clinical value, diabetic sundries, and antimicrobial stewardship.
1. 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 Services
Contact
Email: EPandT@gov.scot
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