The development of the dysphagia resource centre has been sponsored by Rosemont Pharmaceuticals.
Welcome to the Dysphagia Resource Centre. On this page you will find links to a number of educational resources, such as Guidelines in Practice articles, working party guidelines, formulary decision guides, checklists, leave pieces, a medicines management guide and videos.
These educational resources cover dysphagia and swallowing difficulties, guidance for the use of unlicensed medicines in paediatric patients, swallowing difficulties in adults with learning disabilities, and formulary decision guides and leave pieces for a number of licensed liquid oral medications.
For further information on dysphagia, swallowing difficulties and oral liquid medicines, visit the Rosemont Pharmaceuticals website: www.rosemontpharma.com
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals specialises in the development, manufacture, and supply of high-quality oral liquid medicines.
Rosemont is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of people by providing liquid medicines for patients who have difficulty in swallowing solid medications or those who need a precisely measured dose not available in a solid tablet. These medicines are indicated for a wide range of uses, covering 10 BNF categories including the cardivascular system, CNS, and infection as well as obstetrics, gynaecology, and urinary tract disorders among others.
www.rosemontpharma.com
Working party guidelines
Working party guidelines are produced in association with Guidelines and developed by a multidisciplinary expert panel.
Formulary decision guides
Formulary decision guides collate key up-to-date information on specific drugs to help healthcare professionals make better-informed prescribing decisions. They are particularly useful for area prescribing, drugs and therapeutics committees that are updating/reviewing formularies, and also for individuals who would like to be kept up-to-date on the latest prescribing information.
Guidelines in Practice article
Dysphagia should always be considered when prescribing
Dr David Wright revisits the consensus guideline for patients with swallowing difficulties and explains why the correct formulation is as important as the medicine.
- Click here to read this Guidelines in Practice article
Video
Identifying the problem
Find out about a medication management communication pathway and how to raise awareness of patients with swallowing difficulties
Guidelines in Practice checklist
Guidelines in Practice checklists aid the implementation of a particular guideline by providing a summary of the guideline's recommendations. Checklists are written by a member of the Guidelines in Practice editorial board.
Video
Legal and ethical issues in dysphagia
Watch the video on legal aspects of medication management and tablet manipulation
Information on Rosemont licensed liquid medicines
These product leave pieces provide key information on Rosemont's licensed liquid medicines:*
*MGP Ltd (publisher of Guidelines, Guidelines in Practice, eGuidelines.co.uk) was not involved in the development of these leave pieces.
Video
Liquid solutions in dysphagia
Learn about the improvements that liquid medication can make to patients with swallowing difficulties
Information on medicines management
Patients with swallowing difficulties or clinical dysphagia may present a particular challenge in terms of medication administration and management. The leave pieces and guides available here provide information on medicines management for these patients:*
*MGP Ltd (publisher of Guidelines, Guidelines in Practice, eGuidelines.co.uk) was not involved in the development of these leave pieces.
Poll question
Up to what percentage of patients over 60 years of age experience some difficulty in swallowing solid-dose medication?
20%
40%
60%
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