13 febrero, 2012

Prodigy Nesletter


The following PRODIGY topics have been updated to include new evidence and recommendations published by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH), the Quality and outcomes framework guidance for GMS contract 2011/12 and manufacturers’ summary of product characteristics (SPC).
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has been updated to include new safety information from the MHRA about the importance of regularly monitoring people on atomoxetine.
  • Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia have been updated to include information about the rare association of quetiapine with diabetic ketoacidosis from the manufacturer’s SPC.
  • Breastfeeding problemsDyspepsia – proven GORDDyspepsia – proven non-ulcerDyspepsia – unidentified causeHeadache – medication overuse,MigrainePalliative cancer care – nausea & vomitingParkinson’s Diseaseand Renal colic - acute have been updated to reflect new advice on dosing, adverse effects, and drug interactions from new safety data regarding the association of domperidone with an increased risk of serious ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death published by McNeil Products Ltd and the MHRA.
  • Contraception – assessment has been amended to clarify the UK medical eligibility criteria for the use of progestogen-only pills in women with a past history (5 years or more) of migraine with aura, at any age.
  •  Contraception – emergency has been updated to include:
    • The new recommendation from the FSRH Emergency Contraceptionguidance (updated January 2012) that all eligible women presenting between 0 and 120 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse or within 5 days of expected ovulation should be offered a copper intrauterine device, because of the low documented failure rate.
    • New advice on dosing, adverse effects, and drug interactions from new safety data regarding the association of domperidone with an increased risk of serious ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death published by McNeil Products Ltd and the MHRA.
  •  Epilepsy has been updated to reflect the relevant changes from the update NICE epilepsy guideline The epilepsies: the diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care (2012).
  • Lipid modification – CVD prevention and MI – secondary prevention have been updated to include information from the MHRA about the risk of hyperglycaemia and diabetes with statin use.
    En Castellano es:
    Los temas PRODIGY siguientes se han actualizado para incluir nuevas pruebas y las recomendaciones publicadas por el Instituto Nacional de Salud y Excelencia Clínica (NICE), los medicamentos y productos de Salud Agencia Reguladora (MHRA), la Facultad de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (FSRH), la Calidad y orientación marco de resultados para el contrato de GMS 2011/12 y el resumen de los fabricantes de las características del producto (SPC).
    La información de referencia para un ataque isquémico transitorio en el accidente cerebrovascular y AIT tema ha sido modificado en consonancia con la calidad y la orientación marco de resultados para el contrato de GMS 2011/12.

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