Medication Safety

Medication Safety Update

23 December 2025A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.

Defining time critical medicines

18 December 2025A resource to support healthcare professionals in defining time critical medicines to support safety improvements.

Improving the safe use of time critical medicines

18 December 2025A resource to support healthcare professionals in taking action to improve the safe use of time critical medicines.

Understanding time critical medicines to support improvement

18 December 2025Understanding time critical medicines can support improvement initiatives and promote engagement.

Managing medicines safely in clinical areas

17 December 2025Medicines-related processes in clinical areas must be designed to minimise the risk of medication errors and patient harm.

Understanding design for safety in medicines packaging and labels

17 December 2025Understanding principles and limitations of good design can support the safer use of medicines. Consideration of these principles in practice can reduce harms.

Managing medicines safely in pharmacy

17 December 2025Processes for ordering, storage, selection and labelling of medicines in pharmacy must be designed to minimise the risk of medication errors and patient harm.

Preventing errors on the medicine journey

17 December 2025A series of articles on preventing medicine errors arising from incorrect selection or handling during a medicine’s journey from purchasing to the patient.

Purchasing for safety

17 December 2025Understanding principles of purchasing for safety can support the safer use of medicines. Consideration of these principles in practice can minimise harms.

Multiple Use of Injectable Medicines in Clinical Areas

15 December 2025Multiple use of injectable medicines is associated with an increased risk of microbial contamination