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Introduction

Our prescribing guidelines and pathways have been developed in partnership with our clinical experts for use by health professionals and clinical teams in North West London.  They aim to ensure patients consistently access medicines with safe, clinical, and cost-effective outcomes. 

Cardiovascular

  • North West London Prescribing Guide: Low Molecular Weight Heparins (LMWHs) in Primary Care

This document is temporarily unavailable as it is currently under review.
 
Endocrine

This guidance outlines North West London's recommendations for blood glucose and ketone meters, strips, and lancets, in line with NICE guidelines. It supports healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective diabetes self-monitoring.

This summary outlines North West London's recommendations for blood glucose and ketone meters, strips, and lancets, in line with NICE guidelines. It supports healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective diabetes self-monitoring.
Eye

This guide is to support in advising on management and treatment choices for Dry Eye Disease (DED).
Infections

The resource pack supports the implementation of a delayed antibiotic strategy across North West London, promoting evidence-based practices to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use and address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Nutrition

This document provides clinical guidance and preferred product options for prescribing Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) to adult patients in primary and community care.

This guidance outlines North West London's position on routine vitamin D prescribing for treatment, maintenance, or prevention, in line with NHS England's recommendations. Patients are encouraged to purchase it over the counter unless they meet the exemption criteria outlined in the guidance.
Renal

  • Chronic Kidney disease –Key messages and summary

This document is temporarily unavailable as it is currently under review.
 
Respiratory

This guidance supports clinicians in prescribing inhaler therapy in newly diagnosed or uncontrolled asthma, in accordance with NICE algorithms for adult chronic asthma and BTS / SIGN Asthma Guidelines.

This guide outlines preferred first-line inhalers for initiating or changing inhaled treatments in North West London, to be used alongside NICE COPD therapy algorithms.
General Prescribing

This guide assists clinicians with prescribing requests from patients registered with practices in North West London, after private consultations. The final decision to prescribe remains with the prescribing clinician.
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