ALERT: Prescribing changes coming for lutein and antioxidants used for age related macular degeneration
Written by admin on Monday 12th March 2018
National commissioning guidance does not support prescribing of these products. CCG teams across Wessex will now commence working with GP surgeries to deprescribe products in existing patients. Look out for local communications when this happens in your location.
Please read the following letter from Neil Hardy, Associate Director - Medicines Optimisation NHS West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group. The letter has been written on behalf all all 8 CCG's across Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight & Portsmouth.
Deprescribing of Lutein and antioxidants for age related macular degeneration