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
Latest APC Ratified Minutes
APC Forms
APC New Drug Application and Assessment Procedure
APC Interface Issues Reporting Form
APC Memos 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