Area Prescribing Committee
The Barnsley Area Prescribing Committee (APC) meets on a monthly basis. See below for the latest ratified minutes and APC Memo.
Latest APC Memo
April 2025 - SYICB Freestyle Libre 2 Sensors Discontinuation
Latest APC Ratified Minutes
APC Forms
APC New Drug Application and Assessment Procedure
APC Interface Issues Reporting Form
APC Memos 2025
April 2025 - SYICB Freestyle Libre 2 Sensors Discontinuation
February & March 2025 - Why should I bring my medicines to hospital poster (produced by BHNFT)
February & March 2025 - Greenlight Alert: Iodine Dressings (produced by SWYFT)
APC Minutes 2025
APC Memos 2024
September 2024 ADHD Medication Shortage FAQs
April 2024 - Using Glycopyrronium as an alternative antimuscarinic when unable to source Hyoscine Butylbromide (Buscopan®)
APC Minutes 2024
March 2024 - meeting cancelled
APC Memos 2023
November 2023 - Greenlight Alert - Liquid Medicines & Greenlight Alert - Medicines and Suicide Ideation
October 2023 - ADHD Medication Shortage FAQs & ADHD Medication Shortage Patient Carer Information
August 2023 - Greenlight Alert - CBD containing products & Greenlight Alert - Propranolol
June-July 2023 - GLP-1 receptor agonist shortage and summary of associated key points from Barnsley APC meeting 12th July 2023
APC Minutes 2023
APC Memos 2022
August/September 2022 - ENC - Cenobamate (Ontozry®) information for Community Pharmacies
July 2022 ENC B - Barnsley Severe Hyperlipidaemia Pathway
July 2022 ENC C - Aripiprazole Shortage Memo
- MHRA Drug Safety Update
- Guidelines for approved choice of blood glucose testing strips, meters and lancets
- SYB Shared Care Protocol for Epilepsy in Adults [UPDATED]
- SYB Shared Care Protocol for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease [UPDATED]
- Patient Information Leaflet: Unlicensed and ‘Off-label’ medicines [UPDATED]
- Patient Information Leaflet: Trial of stopping your overactive bladder drug [UPDATED]
- Wound Care
- Ganciclovir 0.15% Eye Gel Amber-G guideline [UPDATED]
- Shared Care Guideline for Lithium Therapy [UPDATED]
- Morphine Injection
- Primary Care Medicines Optimisation Scheme QIPP areas involving specific brands or preparations 22/23
- Calcium and Vitamin D, and Vitamin D Summary of formulary choices in adults over 18 years [UPDATED]
- Sheffield Area Prescribing Group (APG) shared care protocol for topical testosterone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women
- Guidelines with extended review dates
- COVID-19 antivirals: reporting to the UK COVID-19 Antivirals Pregnancy Registry
March 2022 Enc - Guidelines with extended review dates
- Possible Alternatives to Unlicensed Specials [UPDATED]
- Calcium and Vitamin D (combination) and Vitamin D Summary of Formulary Choices in Adults over 18 years [UPDATED]
- Osteoporosis Drug Holiday Guidelines for GPs [UPDATED]
- Liothyronine (including Armour® Thyroid and liothyronine combination products) Area Prescribing Committee Position Statement [NEW]
- Guidance for Oral Paracetamol dosing [UPDATED]
- Management of Osteoporosis and Fragility Fracture Risk Barnsley Guideline [UPDATED]
- SYB Trans man and Trans woman prescribing guidelines [UPDATED]
- Haloperidol (Haldol®): reminder of risks when used in elderly patients for the acute treatment of delirium
APC Minutes 2022