Drugs and medicines

News

Cannabis-derived medicinal products to be legally prescribed

27 July 2018

RCPCH Registrar, Dr Mike Linney, says the decision will 'come as a relief for some'. He warns parents in the meantime to not give children unlicensed cannabinoid oil products.

Product

Manual of Childhood Infections - The blue book, 4th edition (2016)

Book cover: Manual of Childhood Infections - The blue book, 4th edition

Packed with helpful tips and practical guidance, including lists of alternative diagnoses and useful tables.

Drugs and medicines

Infectious diseases

News

Medicines for Children win funding from Comic Relief's "Tech for Good" programme

29 June 2018

The Medicines for Children team have been awarded funding with their charity partner, WellChild. Here, they discuss what the grant will be used for, and the different that this funding can make.

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BPSU study - Acute severe poisonings

Commencing in July 2018, this surveillance study aims to determine the incidence of accidental poisoning; identify trends in severe poisonings that might inform public health interventions; describe the demographics of presenting populations; and calculate the severity of the poisoning event as dete...

Health Foundation - Clinician Scientist Fellowships [CLOSED]

http://www.health.org.uk/funding-and-partnerships/fellowships/clinician-scienti…

Provides five years of funding to enable talented clinicians to pursue academic research alongside their clinical practice.

Award programme/theme

Fellowship (award type)

Funding amount range

£250,001 to £500,000

Maximum duration

5 years

News

Giving Calpol® paracetamol to children

25 May 2018

There have been a number of recent media articles about the use of Calpol® paracetamol in children for treating a fever. The RCPCH urges all parents to take advice from NHS Choices [now NHS] and Medicines for Children when administering medicines to their children.

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BPSU study - Group B streptococcal disease (GBS)

Surveillance of Group B streptococcal (GBS) disease in British and Irish infants less than 90 days of age concluded in April 2015. Knowledge of the current epidemiology in this age group is needed to assess the impact of current guidelines and provide baseline information for a GBS vaccine programme...

Resource

Allergy care pathway for drug allergy

Drug allergy is a reaction to a medicinal product. This is one of several allergy care pathways, which tell health professionals what they need to know in order to provide the best care possible.

Allergies

Drugs and medicines

Resource

Medusa - NHS Injectable Medicines Guide

The NHS Injectable Medicines Guide, commonly referred to as Medusa, is an online resource accessible via the internet or through an organisation’s intranet. Medusa provides guidance on the preparation and administration of injectable medicines in adult and paediatric clinical areas. It also serves a...

Drugs and medicines

News

Risks of valproate medicines in female patients

3 April 2018

We offer additional resources to support girls and young women to understand the risks of taking sodium valproate during pregnancy.