Home About Us Get Involved Patient information Contact us Home About Us Our Responsibilities Medicines Optimisation Team APC Documents APC Prescribing Guidelines POC Prescribing Guidelines The Prescribing Oversight Committee is a Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership committee representing Primary and Secondary Care across West Berkshire Prescribing Oversight Committee - Prescribing Guidelines (previously known as the Area Prescribing Committee) Please click here to go back to the POC Documents Homepage POC (APC) PG 001 - For the treatment and prevention of Venous Thromboembolic disease (DVT/PE) POC (APC) PG 002 - Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) APC PG 003 - Azathioprine for the treatment of inflammatory joint disease superseded by APC PG 037 (see below) APC PG 004 - Ciclosporin for the treatment of inflammatory joint disease superseded by APC PG 037 (see below) POC (APC) PG 005 - Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism POC (APC) PG 006 - Denosumab for the treatment of osteoporosis in men and postmenopausal women at increased risk of fractures POC (APC) PG 007 - Fidaxomicin for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) APC PG 008 - Gold therapy for the treatment of inflammatory joint disease superseded by APC PG 037 (see below) APC PG 009 - Leflunomide for the treatment of inflammatory joint disease superseded by APC PG 037 (see below) POC (APC) PG 010a - Lithium Prescribing Arrangements POC (APC) PG 010b - 1-Page Summary - Lithium Prescribing Arrangements POC (APC) PG 012 - BHFT Methadone for refractory pain POC (APC) PG 013 - Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for the treatment of inflammatory joint disease POC (APC) PG 014 - Non-calcium based binders Lanthanum Carbonate and Sevelamer Carbonate or Hydrochloride for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in adults with chronic kidney disease POC (APC) PG 015a - Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Memantine Prescribing Arrangements POC (APC) PG 015b - 1-Page Summary - Cholinesterase Inhibitors Memantine Prescribing Arrangements POC (APC) PG 016 - Prescribing Arrangements for Patients Prescribed Long Acting Injectable (LAI) Antipsychotics POC (APC) PG 017 - Primary care prescribing arrangements for midodrine (Bramox®) for use in orthostatic hypotension and Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) POC (APC) PG 018 - Methotrexate for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease POC (APC) PG 019 - Mycophenolate Mofetil for the treatment of lupus nephritis and systemic vasculitis POC (APC) PG 020 - Sacubitril valsartan for the treatment of symptomatic heart failure POC (APC) PG 021 - Prescribing Guideline for amantadine for the treatment of fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis POC (APC) PG 022 - Azathioprine for the treatment of vasculitis POC (APC) PG 023 - Methotrexate for the treatment of vasculitis POC (APC) PG 024 - Tacrolimus for the treatment of Nephrotic Syndrome APC PG 025 - Rheumatology Department DMARD Monitoring Guidelines for Methotrexate superseded by POC (APC) PG 037 (see below) POC (APC) PG 026 - Hydroxycarbamide for Polycythaemia Vera, Myelofibrosis and Essential Thrombocythaemia POC (APC) PG 027 - Nebulised tobramycin for the treatment Pseudomonas colonised (non cystic fibrosis) bronchiectasis, intolerant of, or deterioration on, long term nebulised Colomycin POC (APC) PG 028 - Nebulised colomycin for the treatment Pseudomonas colonised (non cystic fibrosis) bronchiectasis POC (APC) PG 029 - Human Growth Hormone (somatropin) POC (APC) PG 030 - The use of GnRH Agonists in Central Precocious Puberty (CPP) POC (APC) PG 031 - Topical tacrolimus (Protopic) for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adults not responding to conventional therapies POC (APC) PG 032 - Tinzaparin for Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium POC (APC) PG 033 - Tacrolimus for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) POC (APC) PG 034 - Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide for hyperphosphataemia in adults with chronic kidney disease POC (APC) PG 037 - DAWN Prescribing Guideline Process Summary POC (APC) PG 038 - Liothyronine for a selected cohort of adults with Hypothyroidism About Us Who we are Our Responsibilities Equality and Diversity Safeguarding Medicines Optimisation Team Inhaler technique video guides APC Documents APC Policies APC Prescribing Guidelines APC Clinical Documents DAWN Monitoring Summaries POC Homepage MOT PQS Events Berkshire West Prescribing Dilemmas How your information is used Finance Quality Funding Policies and Individual Funding requests? 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