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Latest Updates: Monthly Script

The Monthly Script is a replacement for the text element of Keele's Quarterly Therapeutic Review, providing a more timely and concise round-up of developments in key areas of primary care prescribing. This electronic bulletin contains in-text hyperlinks allowing readers quick access to referenced items.

As with the QTR, Monthly Script reviews development in the following therapeutic areas that together account for approximately three–quarters of prescribing spend:

  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Cardiovascular system (includes cardiovascular disease, hypertension and heart failure)
  • Respiratory (includes asthma, COPD, smoking cessation)
  • Central Nervous System (includes hypnotics and anxiolytics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, pain and inflammation)
  • Endocrine System (includes diabetes, HRT and osteoporosis, HRT, osteoporosis, obesity)

Alert services are scanned by the team at Keele on a daily basis for updates to national guidance (e.g. NICE, MHRA and Department of Health announcements), new or updated clinical evidence, and salient news items. Importantly, the findings are interpreted to provide clear indications of where actions or changes in practice are required, or whether there is likely to be an impact on prescribing.

Previous copies are available to download below.

  Monthly Script - February 2013 Posted on 20 February 2013 Welcome to the February issue of 'Monthly Script', produced by the Medicines Management Team at Keele University, providing an update on developments in key areas of primary care prescribing.   Monthly Script - January 2013 Posted on 18 January 2013 Welcome to the January issue of 'Monthly Script', produced by the Medicines Management Team at Keele University, providing an update on developments in key areas of primary care prescribing.   Monthly Script - December 2012 Posted on 13 December 2012 Welcome to the December issue of 'Monthly Script', produced by the Medicines Management Team at Keele University, providing an update on developments in key areas of primary care prescribing.   Monthly Script - November 2012 Posted on 21 November 2012 Welcome to the November issue of 'Monthly Script', produced by the Medicines Management Team at Keele University, providing an update on developments in key areas of primary care prescribing.   Monthly Script - October 2012 Posted on 18 October 2012 Welcome to the October issue of the ‘Monthly Script’, produced by the Medicines Management Team at Keele University, providing an update on developments in key areas of primary care prescribing.   Monthly Script - September 2012 Posted on 13 September 2012 Welcome to the September issue of the ‘Monthly Script’, produced by the Medicines Management Team at Keele University, providing an update on developments in key areas of primary care prescribing.

Latest Updates: Quarterly Therapeutic Review (discontinued)

The last issue of this report was in July 2012.  It has been replaced by Monthly Script.

Keele produces quarterly reviews of developments in the following therapeutic areas that together account for approximately three–quarters of prescribing spend:

  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Cardiovascular system (includes cardiovascular disease, hypertension and heart failure)
  • Respiratory (includes asthma, COPD, smoking cessation)
  • Central Nervous System (includes hypnotics and anxiolytics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, pain and inflammation)
  • Endocrine System (includes diabetes, HRT and osteoporosis, HRT, osteoporosis, obesity)

Alert services are scanned by the team at Keele on a daily basis for updates to national guidance (e.g. NICE, MHRA and Department of Health announcements), new or updated clinical evidence, and salient news items. Importantly, the findings are interpreted to provide clear indications of where actions or changes in practice are required, or whether there is likely to be an impact on prescribing.

Each report is reviewed by external health professionals, including the MTRAC committee.

The reports are split in to two sections, one containing the evidence review and other presentation of prescribing data for each therapeutic area.

Previous copies of the evidence review are available to download below.

We also produce a quarterly newsletter summarising the evidence in the main document, if you work in the NHS and would like to receive this by e-mail please send us your contact details.

Quarterly Therapeutic Review - published July 2012

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Key developments in primary care: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine system, CNS (including pain and inflammation).

Quarterly Therapeutic Review - published April 2012

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Key developments in primary care: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine system, CNS (including pain and inflammation).
Looking for supporting data analysis?

West Midlands PCTs should log-on to their PCT area to access supporting data analysis for the above QTRs.  If you are not in the West Midlands and would like to commission analysis of your own data please contact us to discuss this further.

Midlands Therapeutic Review and Advisory Committee (MTRAC)

Underpinning our commitment to evidence-base prescribing, Keele has particular expertise in critical appraisal of clinical evidence and the provision of evidence-based guidance.

The department is the home of the Midlands Therapeutic Review and Advisory Committee (MTRAC), an independent GP-led committee that evaluates the suitability of pharmaceuticals for prescribing within primary care. For further information about MTRAC, and to access MTRAC verdicts please visit www.mtrac.co.uk.

In addition to medicines evaluation, we also offer literature searching services.  Please contact Anke Mans for further information.

Other support we provide...

... find out more about Keele Medicines Management Services and other ways we can support monitoring and change in prescribing in the "About Us" section of this website.

 newstaff Want to talk to someone?

If you'd like to discuss your individual requirements further please contact either Dr Nicky Birks for an informal discussion or Mrs Jo Lockett for data specific questions.