13th August 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 5 revised monographs. The following monographs have…
Palliative Care Formulary
Independent, specialist information, grounded in clinical practice
The Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) provides unrivalled and expert drug information for health professionals when caring for adult patients facing progressive life-limiting diseases.
Rigorously researched information grounded in clinical practice tailored for use in palliative and hospice care settings. This trusted source goes beyond standard references, providing health professionals with in-depth, practical guidance on drugs and treatment regimens to help improve quality of life.
PCF’s Syringe Driver Database
Subscribers to PCF get access to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database through Drug Compatibility Checker.
If you wish to contribute a clinical practice report to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database, use the button below.
Drug Compatibility Checker
Included in a subscription to PCF, Drug Compatibility Checker a unique point-of-care tool providing quick access to clinical practice reports, contributed by the palliative and hospice care community.
PCF discussion board
Facilitates the exchange of information between colleagues on matters relating to drug and symptom control, non-drug and service issues in palliative and hospice care.
- 180+
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- 12
- Drugs for specialist use only
- 15
- Quick clinical guides
- 16
- Compatibility charts
Supporting safe prescribing in end-of-life care
Ensure safe and optimal use of drugs
Rigorously researched information grounded in clinical practice
Covering off-label, unauthorised, and specialist drug use
Compatibility charts for continuous subcutaneous infusions
Comprehensive dosage information and clinical guides
Supports health professionals to select the right drugs
Improve quality of life
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13th August 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 5 revised monographs.
The following monographs have been fully revised: H2-receptor antagonists; Travelling abroad with prescription drugs or medical equipment.
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Continuous subcutaneous drug infusions; Phenobarbital; Transdermal patches.
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9th July 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 new monograph and 3 revised monographs….
9th July 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 new monograph and 3 revised monographs.
The following monograph is new: Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs).
The following monographs have been fully revised: Anticoagulants, Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), Quick Clinical Guide: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).
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11th June 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 4 revised monographs and 1 new monograph….
11th June 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 4 revised monographs and 1 new monograph.
The following monograph is new: Aprepitant.
The following monographs have been fully revised: Obtaining specials.
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Antitussives; Drugs for pruritus; End-stage idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.
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14th May 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 5 revised monographs and 1 new monograph….
14th May 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 5 revised monographs and 1 new monograph.
The following monograph is new: Dual orexin receptor antagonists.
The following monographs have been fully revised: Anaemia; Iron (renamed from Ferrous sulfate).
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Anti-epileptics; Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs; Quetiapine.
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9th April 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 new monograph and 7 revised monographs….
9th April 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 1 new monograph and 7 revised monographs.
The following monograph is new: Quick Clinical Guide: Administering a short subcutaneous infusion (SSCI).
The following monographs have been fully revised: Continuous subcutaneous drug infusions; Quick Clinical Guide: Setting up a BD BodyGuard T syringe pump for CSCI.
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: Methenamine hippurate; Oxycodone; Hydromorphone; Valproate; Proton pump inhibitors.
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12th March 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 7 revised monographs. The following monographs have…
12th March 2024
Palliative Care Formulary
This update contains 7 revised monographs.
The following monographs have undergone minor revision: 5HT3 Antagonists; Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs; Drug administration to patients with swallowing difficulties or enteral feeding tubes; Duloxetine; Levomepromazine; Loperamide; Parecoxib.
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