22nd May 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 new monograph and 6 revised monographs….
Palliative Care Formulary
Independent, specialist information, grounded in clinical practice
The Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) provides unrivalled and expert drug information for health professionals when caring for adult patients facing progressive life-limiting diseases.
Rigorously researched information grounded in clinical practice tailored for use in palliative and hospice care settings. This trusted source goes beyond standard references, providing health professionals with in-depth, practical guidance on drugs and treatment regimens to help improve quality of life.
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Subscribers to PCF get access to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database through Drug Compatibility Checker.
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Facilitates the exchange of information between colleagues on matters relating to drug and symptom control, non-drug and service issues in palliative and hospice care.
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- 15
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Compatibility charts for continuous subcutaneous infusions
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22nd May 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 new monograph and 6 revised monographs.
New Monograph: Myasthenia gravis at the end of life.
The following monographs have been fully revised: End-stage heart failure; End-stage idiopathic Parkinson’s disease; General principals for prescribing in palliative care; Prescribing for the elderly; Reviewing medication when a patient is close to death.
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Antipsychotics.
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11th April 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 revised monograph. The following monographs have…
11th April 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 revised monograph.
The following monographs have been fully revised: Oxygen.
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14th March 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 3 revised monographs. The following monographs have…
14th March 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 3 revised monographs.
The following monographs have been fully revised: Clonidine.
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Continuous subcutaneous drug infusions; Quick Clinical Guide: Bowel management in paraplegia and tetraplegia.
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14th February 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 4 revised monographs. The following monographs have…
14th February 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 4 revised monographs.
The following monographs have been fully revised: Antitussives; Drugs for cough; Mucolytics (oral).
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Strong opioids.
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10th January 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 4 revised monographs. The following monographs have…
10th January 2023
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 4 revised monographs.
The following monographs have been fully revised: Ketamine; Management of postoperative pain in opioid-dependent patients.
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Morphine; Opioid antagonists (therapeutic target within the CNS).
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31st December 2022
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 2 revised monographs. The following monographs have…
31st December 2022
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 2 revised monographs.
- The following monographs have been fully revised: Pancreatin; Loperamide
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