MEDICATION SAFETY

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Develop checking habits • some useful maxims … • unlabelled medications belong in the bin • never administer a medication unless you are 100% sure you know what it is • practise makes permanent, perfect practice makes perfect – so start your checking habits now
18.Encourage patients to be actively involved in the process • when prescribing a new medication provide patients with the following information: – name, purpose and action of the medication – dose, route and administration schedule – special instructions, directions and precautions – common side-effects and interactions – how the medication will be monitored • encourage patients to keep a written record of their medications and allergies • encourage patients to present this information whenever they consult a doctor
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Page 3 and 4: Rationale • Errors cause more dea
Page 5 and 6: Which patients are most at risk of
Page 7 and 8: Sequence of the Medication Use Sele
Page 9 and 10: Prescribing 38% 39% 12% 11% Transcr
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Page 15 and 16: Dispensing Errors • It is an erro
Page 17 and 18: Look-a-like
Page 19 and 20: Dispensing Errors…..Examples
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Page 23 and 24: Ambiguous nomenclature • Tegretol
Page 25 and 26: Error provoking condition 1. Traini
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Page 31 and 32: 9.Avoiding ambiguous nomenclature
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