Syringe Driver Survey Database migration to MedicinesComplete - January 2023

Syringe Driver Survey Database has moved to MedicinesComplete and is no longer available on palliativedrugs.com.

It has been renamed to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database and is now accessed through Drug Compatibility Checker.

Drug Compatibility Checker, through MedicinesComplete is a new tool providing essential compatibility knowledge to support the administration of injectable drugs combining published data and clinical practice reports.

Find out more about Drug Compatibility Checker:https://about.medicinescomplete.com/publication/drug-compatibility-checker/

If you have a subscription to Palliative Care Formulary through MedicinesComplete, you will have access to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database through Drug Compatibility Checker, at no charge through 2023. 

To contribute to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database please continue to submit a clinical practice report using palliativedrugs.com here: https://www.palliativedrugs.com/syringe-driver-database.html

To learn more about a subscription to the Palliative Care Formulary through MedicinesComplete, please contact us here: https://info.medicinescomplete.com/sales

If you have any questions regarding access to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database or would like to renew your subscription to Palliative Care Formulary, please contact pharmpress-support@rpharms.com.

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Updated drug tariff Specials list

11th November 2014

The following products, which may be relevant to palliative care have been added to the November drug tariff, Specials list (part VIIIB – arrangements for payment for Specials and imported unlicensed medicines) and thus affect drug price in the community. Products included in this section can be considerably more expensive in the community than when obtained via secondary care. 

Alfentanil 0.1% nasal spray, 5mL

Clindamycin 75mg/5mL oral suspension

Dantrolene 10mg/5mL oral suspension

Levomepromazine 2.5mg/5mL oral suspension

Melatonin 2.5mg/5mL oral solution and suspension

Methylphenidate 5mg/5mL oral suspension

Modafinil 100mg/5mL oral suspension

Nifedipine 5mg/5mL oral suspension

Tranexamic acid 5% mouthwash

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