February 2024 updates to the website
14 February 2024
The website has now been updated following February's LSCMMG
The following guidelines have been added/updated:
Denosumab 120mg shared care - added
Denosumab 60mg shared care - updated
Atrial fibrillation guideline - update to follow pending amendments
Rimegepant position statement - added
Testosterone shared care - updated
Dosulepin guidance for primary care - added
Tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes position statement - to follow pending LSC ICB executive committee
Tirzepatide for weight loss position statement - to follow pending LSC ICB executive committee
The following medicines have been added/updated following the latest Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG) / Commissioning Resource Group (CRG) meeting:
Morphine Sulfate Orodispersible Tablets (Actimorph®) - severe pain and breathlessness in patients with symptoms due to a palliative (life limiting) illness
Anastrozole - Primary prevention of breast cancer in postmenopausal women at moderate or high risk
Ulipristal (Esmya) - for intermittent treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of uterine fibroids in adult women who have not reached menopause when uterine fibroid embolisation and/or surgical treatment options are not suitable or have failed (RAG review)
Ibandronic acid injection - Treatment of post menopausal osteoporosis (RAG review)
Denosumab 120mg - Bone metastasis from solid tumours NICE TA265 (RAG review)
Empagliflozin - chronic heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction NICE TA929
Empagliflozin - chronic kidney disease NICE TA942
The following Items will be updated and added to the website following the next Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG) / Commissioning Resource Group (CRG) Meeting:
Hybrid closed-loop interim position statement - to follow pending amendments and ratification
Melatonin liquid (Ceyesto)