Medicines are the most frequent therapeutic healthcare intervention in the NHS.
The aim is to optimise the use of medicines by promoting cost effective and evidence based clinical practice and effective risk management to ensure that patients get the right choice of medicine at the right time. We work to ensure our population get the most from their medicines, take medicines correctly, avoid taking unnecessary medicines, improve medicines safety, and reduce medicines wastage.
To find information on a medicine, the condition it treats, useful advice or potential side effects, visit the NHS Medicines A-Z web page on the nhs.uk website.
In the UK, there is a shortage of a type of medicine called pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), which some people need to help them digest food properly. This medicine is important for people whose pancreas, an organ in the body, does not produce enough enzymes. Enzymes help the body break down food so it […]
NHS South East London (NHS SE London) is set to take action against the growing public health impact of alcohol, following a new report outlining measures to improve treatment, reduce harm, and alleviate costs on health and care services. We’re facing a significant public health crisis due to alcohol-related harm, with approximately 1,500 deaths annually […]
Flu cases are rising across south east London. As a result, health services are under increased pressure, with more patients coming into hospital sick and needing urgent care. In some hospitals up to a third of admissions are because of flu. The flu vaccine can protect those most vulnerable from getting seriously ill. Hundreds of […]
