Advice for treating patients during Ramadan

Ramadan, the period of fasting and reflection for Muslims, starts on Saturday (28^th June) until 28^th July.

Typical clinical interventions that would break the fast include (the list is not exhaustive):

using aspirin
glucagon (IM)
glucose drip (IV)
glucose drinks.

The fast will not break when:

administering injections (intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous)
taking bloods (thumb pricks or intravenous)
using puffers and inhalers or eye and ear drops
eating or drinking unintentionally
using GTN (glyceryl trinitrate)
treating wounds
using nebulisers and oxygen
using salbutamol nebulisation
using saline infusion (IV)
using morphine (IV)
using diazepam
using adrenaline
using benzylpenicillin.

Please remember the importance of good communication with diverse patient groups and that tools such as Language Line and the multi-lingual phrasebooks should be used as best practice.

Further information, guidance and support is available on East24.

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