Medicines are a central component in the delivery of high quality healthcare and contribute significantly to successful outcomes for patients.

Medicines management has two key goals: The clinical and cost effective use of medicines and the safe and secure handling of medicines. These are achieved through evidence-based practice and effective risk management.

Medicines management policies

We have a number of medicines-related policies to ensure that medicines are handled safely and securely, prescribed and administered safely and are cost effective. For a full list of policies please go to our policies page.

Policy ID	Policy Name
CL15	Medicines policy
CL16	Prescribing, supply and use of unlicensed medicines
CL17	Use of licensed medicines outside conditions of their product licence
CL37	Covert administration of medicines
CL40	Management of suspected illicit substances on Trust premises
CL44	Safe management of controlled drugs
CL52	The administration of specified discretionary medicines for a maximum of 3 doses to inpatients aged 12 years and over
CL55	Safe management of medical gases
CL98	Storage, handling, distribution and disposal of vaccines
CO30	Conduct of and liaison with pharmaceutical company employees

Choice and medication website

We have signed up to the national choice and medication website to provide patients and clinicians with access to detailed information about medication for mental health conditions.

Medicines formulary

We operate within the Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group's (GMMMG) formulary. For information, please use the links below:

• The Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group (GMMMG): Joint formulary
• Medicines recommended for use in the NHS by a NICE Technology Assessment - this document provides a list of medicines with a positive recommendation from NICE and provides links to these medicines in the GMMMG formulary.