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Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group
UK
Joined May 2011
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RT @RCPCHtweets: Abstract submissions are now open for the RCPCH Conference 2026. If you have completed a research study, audit or QI proj….
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RT @RCPCHtweets: To mark #WorldPatientSafetyDay 2025, we join forces with @NIHRPSRCs to host a webinar exploring challenges in paediatric s….
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RT @ADC_BMJ: Prevalence of underweight and overweight in 5-year-old children born very preterm: European multicountry cohort.28% underweigh….
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An @RCPCHtweets webinar is being arranged on Thurs 21st August 12.30-1.30pm for any healthcare professionals that would like to understand and know more around the change to using nirsevimab instead of palivizumab this year. Details ®istration -
rcpch.ac.uk
In July 2025 it was announced that high efficacy, single dose nirsevimab immunisation will replace the NHS use of monthly palivizumab injections for infants at high risk of severe respiratory...
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In the light of the current Abidec shortage we have updated the information on Liquid Vitamin & Iron Supplements in Neonates & Children. It has a link to a summary of liquid & chewable/soluble tablet multivitamins available in the UK
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RT @RCPCHtweets: Understand the challenges of assessing jaundice in babies with darker skin tones. This free webinar shares clinical insi….
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RT @ADC_BMJ: IV magnesium in the management of acute asthma exacerbations in children.⬇️hospitalisation rate ⬇️non-invasive ventilation.Sys….
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We have, today, published a new Formulary Assessment tool for Spironolactone (Qaialdo) 10 mg/1 ml oral suspension -
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Updated July 2025, in consultation with.@PICSociety Chloral hydrate initiation in paed critical care should be consultant-led, after ensuring that all other appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological sedative treatments have been optimised -
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. @RCPCHtweets have published their latest paediatric safety bulletin, with a Spotlight on: Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) implementation
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Today we publish a position statement, endorsed by @rpharms on Labelling of Dispensed Oral Medicines for Children. For further details, and the statement go to
nppg.org.uk
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Choosing between oral vancomycin options
sps.nhs.uk
Organisations should choose suitable formulary options for oral vancomycin and mitigate risks. Several factors affect decision making.
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Changes to the childhood vaccination programme: why are they happening
gov.uk
This flyer explains the changes to the childhood vaccination programmes from 1 July 2025 to parents of eligible children.
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Congratulations to longtime friend of NPPG Ingrid Grønlie who has been awarded the Norwegian King's Merit Medal. So very well deserved, we are very grateful for your great and long standing commitment to hospital pharmacy and especially medicines for children.
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RT @RCPCHtweets: Care for children and young people with asthma? Free, accredited training is available. NHS England's National CYP asthma….
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Dosage instructions on community-dispensed paediatric medicine labels: a cross-sectional study
link.springer.com
Drugs & Therapy Perspectives - Dispensed medicine labels play a crucial role in ensuring patients use medications safely. Regulations require labels to include essential details, but variations...
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The Specialist Pharmacy Service are hosting an unlicensed medicines podcast series. They are not solely paeds focussed but there is a paeds clinical perspective in the first episode & a lot of the QA discussion is also be of relevance
sps.nhs.uk
A series of podcasts about unlicensed medicines
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RT @NeoResearch_Net: Parenteral nutrition for preterm infants: benefits and risks in 2025. Open access. Please share. .
sfnmjournal.com
Parenteral nutrition (PN) has been a key component of neonatal care for preterm infants since the 1980's and provides macronutrients for growth, along with electrolytes, minerals, vitamins and trace...
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RT @BDA_NDiG: Our @BAPM_Official endorsed guidance on the routine use of vitamins, iron & zinc in #preterm & SGA infants are now available….
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