{"id":3159,"date":"2024-02-20T14:31:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/?page_id=3159"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:37:25","slug":"medop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/value\/medop\/","title":{"rendered":"National Medicines Optimisation Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The budget 24\/25 <\/a>and spend information pages<\/a> within the DiiS can be used to identify potential savings opportunities and to track progress against the financial indicators.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

National Medicines Optimisation Priorities<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
NHSE AF DOAC 1st line choices<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
NHSE Blood Glucose & Ketone Testing<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

NHSE AF DOAC 1st line choices<\/p><\/h2><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you asking me to do?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\n

When initiating a DOAC for a new case of atrial fibrillation, prescribe generic apixiban.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Why are you asking me to do this?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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As per the NHSE Commissioning recommendations for national procurement for direct-acting oral anticoagulant(s) (DOACs) generic apixaban offers best value treatment for atrial fibrillation.<\/a><\/p>\n

NOTE: there is no need to change the therapy of patients currently receiving edoxaban (lixiana).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>How do I do it?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\n

Run the SystmOne search provided to identify any patients newly initiated on DOAC therapy for atrial fibrillation and ensure that generic apixaban has been issued.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What resources\/support is provided to help me deliver this?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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SystmOne searches: Dorset SystmOne GPs\/PQS Finance 24 25\/F1 Apixaban in new AF.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

NHSE blood glucose and ketone testing<\/p><\/h2><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you asking me to do?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\n

Ensure that when issuing blood glucose & ketone meters, testing strips and lancets,\u00a0the items selected feature in the NHSE Commissioning recommendations of blood glucose and ketone meters, testing strips and lancets.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Why are you asking me to do this?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\n

As per the NHSE recommendations, these products offer best value in diabetes management. A pan-Dorset adoption of these recommendations is estimated to save approximately \u00a3700,000 annually.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>How do I do it?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
\n

Run the SystmOne search provided to identify any patients prescribed meters, testing strips or lancets not within NHSE recommendations and change them to a suitable alternative product.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What resources\/support is provided to help me deliver this?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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SystmOne searches: Dorset SystmOne GPs\/PQS Finance 24 25\/F2 NHSE blood glucose & ketone testing.<\/p>\n

PCN \u2013 pharmaceutical company liaison. Please contact the ICB medicines optimisation team for further information on support available for patient and staff education.<\/p>\n

NHSE commissioning recommendations: blood glucose and ketone meters, testing strips and lancets.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3067,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3159"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3565,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3159\/revisions\/3565"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhsdorset.nhs.uk\/medicines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}