Medication Safety

Establishing alerts for temperature monitoring systems

10 November 2022Systems that alert staff to an excursion allows for a rapid response and will minimise the time the medicine is outside of its recommended storage conditions

Medication Safety in Primary Care: an on the couch conversation

1 November 2022Tony Jamieson, National Clinical Improvement Lead, discussed medication safety issues with primary care pharmacy staff.

Managing the risks associated with rapid over-infusion of parenteral nutrition in babies

28 October 2022There is a risk of severe harm or death if PN is unintentionally infused too rapidly in babies. Healthcare professionals need to ensure safe practice.

Reversing an adult opioid overdose with naloxone in the medical setting

18 October 2022A patient safety alert highlighted the risks of giving inappropriate doses of naloxone. This page guides on using appropriate intravenous doses.

Using intravenous paracetamol preparations safely in paediatrics

21 September 2022Safety risks and mitigation strategies are described to reduce the risk of errors with intravenous paracetamol in neonates, infants, and children.

Safety considerations when using Vitamin D

7 September 2022Healthcare professionals who use vitamin D should be aware of the risks of toxicity and safe practice principles which may prevent patient harm

Differences between metolazone preparations and safety considerations

7 September 2022Healthcare professionals involved in the use of metolazone need to be aware of the differences between licensed and unlicensed products to ensure safe care

Safe and secure handling, spillage and disposal of COVID-19 vaccines

19 August 2022

Worked example of assessing the risk of transcribing

22 February 2022Example where medicines are prescribed by both the patient’s GP and specialist clinicians, and are administered in a patient’s home.

Risk assessing transcribing for administration

22 February 2022Various factors affect the risks associated with using transcribing for medicines administration.

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