Alastair Green

Big shout out to our Pharmacy team on the wards and in our dispensary today. Merry Christmas 🎄

A really fun day of #antimicrobialstewardship teaching. Great to see the MDT working together to solve AMS puzzles and escape

Amazing!🙌 📸This photo, taken by Wasim at @NorthumbriaNHS, has been announced as one of the winners of the national @FujifilmUK #NHS75 photography competition.⬇️ It was taken on Christmas Eve 2020 & depicts used vaccine vials in an orange sharps bin. england.nhs.uk/2023/07/portra…

All Emerade 300 and 500 adrenaline pens are being withdrawn. Contact your GP for a new prescription as soon as possible. More info 👉 bit.ly/3NSEsoL

THIS IS INSANE!!! WHAT A LEG OF DARTS!! MICHAEL SMITH HITS A NINE DARTER!! 🤯😲

The NHS is facing a shortage of drugs, including anti-depressants and penicillin. The number of drugs in short supply has risen by 200% in the last 12 months to 152, according to figures seen by Channel 4 News.

New for HCPs involved in the use of metolazone - differences between licensed & unlicensed products to ensure safe care. Find out more here ⬇️ sps.nhs.uk/articles/diffe…

Great opportunity to work as clinical research fellow, learn more about the wonders of respiratory medicine and help more patients take part in clinical research. See 👇 or DM if you want to know more. @Nthumbria_RandD @NorthumbriaLung jobs.northumbria.nhs.uk/job/UK/Tyne_We…

@PharmerMeg @IDstewardship @Vinipenem @JoeBrayson

It's time we talk about fluoroquinolones, the Nickelback of antibiotics (@Vinipenem quote). But unlike NB, FQs are actually unique and bring something original to antibiotic buffet. To start, let's take a poll. Should a pt w a hx of anaphylaxis to levoflox, receive cipro?

New RECOVERY result: Baricitinib 8156 patients randomly allocated to receive usual care plus baricitinib versus usual care alone. 28-day mortality lower in patients allocated baricitinib: 513/4148 (12%) vs 546/4008 (14%) (age-adjusted rate ratio 0.87; 95% CI 0.77-0.98; p=0.026)

We've been asked for advice on donating medicines to #Ukraine. See the guidance attached prepared. Put simply, do not donate medicines - it is logistically, practically and ethically problematic. Donate money to organisations who do this routinely instead. Please RT

Drug interactions for Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) are available on our website and app. There are some complicated interactions here, so please be sure to read the accompanying summaries! covid19-druginteractions.org/checker

Drug interactions for Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) are available on our website and app. There are some complicated interactions here, so please be sure to read the accompanying summaries! covid19-druginteractions.org/checker

Asking whether the reaction to omicron is appropriate is valid. Questioning the science without understanding it is not. See thread.

Much as it pains me to agree with the Prime Minister, GET YOUR BLOODY BOOSTERS.

I'm about to ask a very stupid question. Can someone with some photoshop skills make my profile photo Christmassy. I'm going to regret this.

Me during all monitoring visits for clinical trials. twitter.com/alfiewm_/statu…

The irony of giving tocilizumab to unvaccinated patients who wouldn’t get vaccinated because it hasn’t been studied long enough is something I can’t get over

If Yorkshire did Olympics. #Olympics2021 #Tokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics #OlympicGames

One-handed catches ✋ 😍 Highlights: ms.spr.ly/6015neMF5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ENGvPAK 🇵🇰