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NHS England: NHS Pharmacy First

Pharmacy First service specification

Pharmacy First clinical pathways

Acute sore throat PGDs: Supply of penicillin V tablets/oral solution/oral suspension  

Supply of clarithromycin tablets/oral suspension/solution  

Supply of erythromycin tablets/oral suspension/oral solution  

 

Clinical guidance and resources 

NICE CKS: Diagnosis of sore throat

NICE Guideline 84: Sore throat (acute): antimicrobial prescribing 

NHS Health A-Z:  

RCGP: TARGET antibiotic checklist (plus foreign language versions)

RCGP TARGET antibiotics toolkit hub (includes resources for community pharmacy settings) 

Patient UK: Professional articles – Sore throat 

 

General information 

FeverPAIN score

RCP National Early Warning Score: NEWS2

Green Book ch28a: Definition of immunosuppression 

Electronic Medicines Compendium

British National Formulary

NICE: Competency framework for health professionals using PGDs

 

Information for patients 

RCGP: TARGET Treating your infection – Respiratory tract infection leaflet 

NHS Health A-Z: Sore throat 

Patient UK: Sore throat 

 

 

 

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