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Main Catalogue:
Prescribing/Treatment Options

The following items are arranged in chronological order of appearance on the SMMGP web site and/or in its newsletters.

• Good Practice Checklist for Prescribers - Methadone & Buprenorphine Prescriptions
  Sarah McIntyre, Brent PCT (Jul 2007)
• Modern Maintenance Therapy: Prescriber Imperative or Patient Choice?
  Dr Michael Farrell, Sue andcroft, Dr Chris Ford, Dr Clare Gerada, John Howard, Dr Fergus Law (Dec 2006)
• Young People & Prescribing
  Emma Walker & Ali Buswell, DISCOVERY & CADDY Coventry's YPSMS
• Psychology & Addiction in Substance Misuse - The Role of Psychological Therapies in Working with Drug & Alcohol Misusing Clients
  Anne Maclachlan MA (Hons) Psych, D Clin Psych
• Detoxification
  Dr Keron Fletcher, Shropshire
• Pharmacy Aspects of Methadone Prescribing
  Jenny Scott PhD MRPharmS (Jul 2006)
• How Do We Get the Best Out of Methadone Programmes? A Review of the Evidence
  Dr Jenny Keen (Jul 2006)
• Supplementary Prescribing
  Beverley Harniman, RMN Dip HE (Jul 2006)
• Prescribing By Substance Misuse Nurses
  Dr June Crown (Jul 2006)
• Non-Medical Prescribing: The Story So Far
  Shan Barcroft (Jul 2006)
• The Kakoty Practice
  Simon Greasley (Jul 2006)
• Non-Medical Prescribing for Pharmacists & Nurses - Taking it Forward!
  Shan Barcroft & Stephane Ibanez-de-Benito (Jul 2006)
• This House Believes that ALL Substance Misuse Prescribing Should Only Be Done by Medical Doctors
  Dr Chris Ford, GP (Jul 2006)
• Inter-Professional Prescribing
  Virginia Radcliffe (Jul 2006)
• Undertaking Detox in the Community
  Daphne Rumball (June 2006)
• Supporting Abstinence (1) - Residential "Rehab" & 12 Step Programmes
  Gordon Morse (June 2006)
• Supporting Abstinence (2) - Relapse Prevention
  Gordon Morse (June 2006)
• Safer Management of Controlled Drugs - Early Action
  Department of Health (Nov 2005)
• "Don't Give Them What They Want!"
  Erin O'Mara (Jul 2003)
• Prescribing for Drug Users in Primary Care - Looking at the Options
  Dr Chris Ford (Jul 2003)
• Workshop for Prescribers: Assessment, Prescribing & Dispensing
  Dr Jenny Keen (2003)

Articles from the SMMGP newsletters...

Please note that information provided in older articles may no longer be correct!

• Dr Fixit's Advice - Morphine Sulphate
  In Network Issue 23 (Jul 2008)
• The Dangers of Prescribing Cyclizine to Opiate Injectors ...A Reminder
  In Network Issue 23 (Jul 2008)
• Codeine & Dihydrocodeine in Opioid Dependence Treatment
  In Network Issue 23 (Jul 2008)
• Safety Versus Choice: The Use of Suboxone in Primary Care
  In Network Issue 22 (Apr 2008)
• Why Are We Fighting?
  In Network Issue 22 (Apr 2008)
• Tier 4 ...A Tier Too Far!?
  In Network Issue 21 (Feb 2008)
• Injectable Opioid Treatment in the 2007 Clinical Guidelines
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - In-Patient Drug Detoxification
  In Network Issue 19 (Oct 2007)
• What is the Place of In-Patient Treatment for Drug & Alcohol Problems?
  In Network Issue 19 (Oct 2007)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Over-the-Counter Medication
  In Network Issue 18 (Jul 2007)
• Detoxification
  In Network Issue 17 (Apr 2007)
• Consultants, Who Needs 'Em?
  In Network Issue 17 (Apr 2007)
• Heresy, Dogma & the Inquisition
  In Network Issue 16 (Dec 2006)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Being Drug & Alcohol Free
  In Network Issue 16 (Dec 2006)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Alcohol Detoxification
  In Network Issue 16 (Dec 2006)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Shift Work
  In Network Issue 16 (Dec 2006)
• Methadone & Exercise
  In Network Issue 16 (Dec 2006)
• Abstinence - Treatment, Philosophy & Methods
  In Network Issue 16 (Dec 2006)
• Sleep Management & Methadone
  In Network Issue 15 (Aug 2006)
• Heresy, Dogma & the Inquisition
  In Network Issue 15 (Aug 2006)
• Non-Medical Prescribing - One Year On
  In Network Issue 15 (Aug 2006)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Pain Management When on Methadone Maintenance Treatment
  In Network Issue 14 (May 2006)
• Principles of Pain Treatment in the Context of Substance Use
  In Network Issue 14 (May 2006)
• Safer Management of Controlled Drugs: Early Action
  In Network Issue 13 (Feb 2006)
• Rationale for the Use of Methadone
  In Network Issue 13 (Feb 2006)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Getting Out of Prison
  In Network Issue 12 (Sep 2005)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Assessment in Primary Care
  In Network Issue 12 (Sep 2005)
• What Does the New Pharmacy Contract Mean for Patients & GP's?
  In Network Issue 12 (Sep 2005)
• Nurse Prescribing Within a Primary Care Setting
  In Network Issue 12 (Sep 2005)
• Nurse Prescribing Within a Primary Care Setting
  In Network Issue 12 (Sep 2005)
• Substitute Prescribing in Primary Care From a Global Perspective
  In Network Issue 12 (Sep 2005)
• Mind Your Manners - Treating Patients Well
  In Network Issue 11 (Apr 2005)
• Pharmacy Fix - At Last, Instalment Prescribing of Diazepam in England!
  In Network Issue 11 (Apr 2005)
• Pharmacy Fix - Clarification of Pharmacy Obligations to Dispense
  In Network Issue 11 (Apr 2005)
• Pharmacy Fix - Update on Crushing Buprenorphine
  In Network Issue 11 (Apr 2005)
• What is Treatment?
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• What We Want from Treatment from Our GPs
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Buprenorphine Maintenance Prescribing - The Evidence Speaks for Itself
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - How Can I Help this Young Asian Heroin Smoker?
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Is Buprenorphine Maintenance Right for My Patient?
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Why Should Opiate Maintenance Take Place in Primary Care?
  In Network Issue 8 (Mar 2004)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Methadone Maintenance
  In Network Issue 8 (Mar 2004)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Dual Diagnosis
  In Network Issue 8 (Mar 2004)
• Hot Topics - Surprise Change in Benzodiazepine Prescribing
  In Network Issue 8 (Mar 2004)
• Methadone Maintenance Prescribing - How to Get the Best Results
  In Network Issue 7 (Feb 2004)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Getting the Dose Right
  In Network Issue 7 (Feb 2004)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - DTTOs & Treatment Continuity
  In Network Issue 7 (Feb 2004)
• Review of Recent Papers, Articles & Reports
  In Network Issue 6 (Oct 2003)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Going on Holiday
  In Network Issue 6 (Oct 2003)
• Viewpoint - A Response to the Heroin Guidance Injectable Heroin (& Injectable Methadone): Potential Roles in Drug Treatment
  In Network Issue 6 (Oct 2003)
• NTORS - Choose Maintenance or Detoxification, Not 'Reduction'
  In Network Issue 5 (May 2003)
• Review of Recent Papers, Articles & Reports
  In Network Issue 5 (May 2003)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Alcohol Relapse
  In Network Issue 5 (May 2003)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Buprenorphine For Detox
  In Network Issue 5 (May 2003)
• Titration: Can We Make It Work In Practice?
  In Network Issue 4 (Feb 2003)
• Review of Recent Papers, Articles & Reports
  In Network Issue 4 (Feb 2003)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Pressure to Prescribe
  In Network Issue 4 (Feb 2003)
• Starting Methadone Safely
  In Network Issue 3 (Oct 2002)
• The RCGP Certificate - Changing Treatment Changing Attitudes
  
• Review of Recent Papers, Articles & Reports
  In Network Issue 3 (Oct 2002)
• Alcohol - What is a Brief Intervention?
  In Network Issue 2 (Jul 2002)
• Classics Revisited - Methadone Maintenance Treatment & Other Opioid Replacement Therapies
  In Network Issue 2 (Jul 2002)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Under-Dosing
  In Network Issue 2 (Jul 2002)
• Hot Topics - Heroin Prescribing - Will This Affect GPs?
  In Network Issue 2 (Jul 2002)
• Young People - Determining Consent for Drug Treatment to Minors
  In Network Issue 1 (Apr 2002)
• Alcohol: The AUDIT - Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
  In Network Issue 1 (Apr 2002)
• Classics Revisited - The Methadone Briefing
  In Network Issue 1 (Apr 2002)
• Review of Recent Papers, Articles & Reports
  In Network Issue 1 (Apr 2002)
• Research Bulletin
  In Network Issue 1 (Apr 2002)
• The Impact of Prohibition on Treatment - Does Our Policy Work?
  In Newsletter Issue 21 (Nov 2001)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Crack Cocaine
  In Newsletter Issue 21 (Nov 2001)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Opiate Detoxification
  In Newsletter Issue 20 (Jul 2001)
• GP Specialist & GP Liaison Team in a Specialist Drug Service
  In Newsletter Issue 19 (Mar 2001)
• Discussion - Maintennance Prescribing Dose
  In Newsletter Issue 19 (Mar 2001)
• Primary Care Group Locality Substance Misuse & Prescribing Clinics Through Local Development Scheme Funding
  In Newsletter Issue 19 (Mar 2001)
• Changes in FP10 Prescribing Forms Will Allow for Instalment Prescribing of Buprenorphine
  In Newsletter Issue 19 (Mar 2001)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Pregnancy & Prescribing Methadone
  In Newsletter Issue 19 (Mar 2001)
• 'Nurse Prescribing' for Controlled Drugs Pilot
  In Newsletter Issue 18 (Nov 2000)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Benzodiazepines
  In Newsletter Issue 18 (Nov 2000)
• Support for Clinicians Following GP Arrests Information for GPs Who Work with Drug Users
  Special Bulletin (Jul 2000)
• Opportunities & Threats to the Management of Drug Users in Primary Care
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Comprehensive Literature Review & Bibliography: Treatments for Opiate Users in a Primary Care Setting
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Therapeutic Input Needed with Prescribing in Primary Care
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Managing Substance Misuse Patients in the Primary Care Setting
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Alternatives to Methadone
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• RCT of Dihydrocodeine & Methadone Treatments of Opiate Dependence
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Buprenorphine Substitution Therapy for Opiate Dependency
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Urinalysis
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Alternative Treatments for Opiate Dependence
  In Newsletter Issue 16 (Mar 2000)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Relapse
  In Newsletter Issue 16 (Mar 2000)
• Amphetamine Problem
  In Newsletter Issue 15 (Dec 1999)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - A Friday Night Challenge
  In Newsletter Issue 15 (Dec 1999)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Dihydrocodeine Detoxification?
  In Newsletter Issue 15 (Dec 1999)
• High Dose Buprenorphine - What is its Role in Substitute Prescribing for Opiate Users?
  In Newsletter Issue 13 (Apr 1999)
• The Case for Residential Treatment
  In Newsletter Issue 11 (Sep 1998)
• Treatment Expectations for Drug Users
  In Newsletter Issue 7 (Jun 1997)
• Harm Reduction
  In Newsletter Issue 5 (Apr 1997)
• Injectables (Replies From Article in Newsletter No 4)
  In Newsletter Issue 5 (Apr 1997)
• Prescribing Injectable Opiates
  In Newsletter Issue 4 (Jan 1997)
• The Task Force to Review Services for Drug Misusers: Re Injectables
  In Newsletter Issue 4 (Jan 1997)
• Prescribing Injectable Methadone in the Community
  In Newsletter Issue 3 (Oct 1996)

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