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This guideline covers general principles for prescribing and managing withdrawal from opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z-drugs and antidepressants in primary and secondary care.
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for insect and spider bites and stings in adults, young people and children aged 72 hours and over, including those that occurred while travelling outside the UK. It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (acute exacerbation): antimicrobial prescribing (NG114)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for secondary bacterial infection of eczema and covers infection of other common skin conditions. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance. The recommendations are for adults, young people and children aged 72 hours and over. They do not cover diagnosis.
Managing common infections - antimicrobial prescribing guidelines
In development Reference number: GID-NG10050 Expected publication date: TBC
Antimicrobial prescribing: delafloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia (ES37)
Summary of the evidence on delafloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia in adults
Dexamethasone and hydrocortisone are both corticosteroids; they have a role in treating COVID-19 in certain people.
Antimicrobial prescribing: meropenem with vaborbactam (ES21)
Summary of the evidence on antimicrobial prescribing of meropenem with vaborbactam (Vaborem) to inform local NHS planning and decision making
Summary of the evidence on antimicrobial prescribing: delafloxacin
Antimicrobial prescribing: imipenem with cilastatin and relebactam (ES30)
Summary of the evidence on antimicrobial prescribing: imipenem with cilastatin and relebactam
Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use (NG15)
This guideline covers the effective use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics) in children, young people and adults. It aims to change prescribing practice to help slow the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and ensure that antimicrobials remain an effective treatment for infection.
Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on point-of-care tests for urinary tract infections to improve antimicrobial prescribing.
This guideline covers prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products for people with intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity and severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.
Antimicrobial prescribing: oritavancin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ES39)
Summary of the evidence on oritavancin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in adults
This guideline covers systems and processes for using and managing controlled drugs safely in all NHS settings except care homes. It aims to improve working practices to comply with legislation and have robust governance arrangements. It also aims to reduce the safety risks associated with controlled drugs.