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Dear Editor
The steroid emergency card pictured is a great idea: however my local pharmacy had not heard of these and nor had the adjacent general practice.
Cards have been available since in England August 2020 and should have been fully implemented by May 2021(1)(2).
Refe:rence:
(1) https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NPSA-Emergency-Ste…
(2) https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/08/steroid-emergency-card-to-support-ear…
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Electronic Publication Date:
Monday, November 28, 2022 – 16:50
Highwire Comment Subject:
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Released
Full Title:
Re: Glucocorticoid induced adrenal insufficiency
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Last Name:
Muirhead
First name and middle initial:
Richard J
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Rotherham, UK
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anaesthetist ( retired )
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