Latest issue of Hampshire & IOW Medicines Optimisation Bulletin

This bulletin is predominantly aimed at GP surgeries, but the information is useful to know.

The latest bulletin contains information on the following:

• Isotretinoin – updates to prescribing guidance and survey of services Considerations and interactions with GLP-1 receptor agonists
• Over the Counter Position Statement and Patient Information Leaflet
• New Midwifery-Led Antibiotic Supply for Uncomplicated UTIs in Pregnancy in Southampton
• College of Sexual and Reproductive Health (CoSRH) remind practitioners that analgesia must be offered for all IUD insertions to avoid women experiencing severe pain
• UK HSA Vaccine update: issue 363, September 2025
• Expansion of NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service
• Expansion of the NHS New Medicine Service (NMS)
• Discontinuation of Glucagon (ogluo®) solution for injection pen
• SLS endorsement requirements removed for Tadalafil and Vardenafil

Download the bulletin here for more information and links:

• https://cpsc.org.uk/download_file/view/5401/3653