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Managing the risks associated with patients prescribed clozapine

28 June 2024Healthcare professionals in non-specialist services managing patients prescribed clozapine should implement safe practice principles to prevent potential harms.

Responding to medication incidents

10 June 2026Practical guidance to support those responding to medication incidents.

Prescribing and administering intravenous paracetamol safely

22 June 2026Guidance on safe prescribing and administration of IV paracetamol, including dosing, infusion, risk mitigation, and monitoring to prevent errors.

Managing the risk of confusion between injectable iron products

22 June 2026Minimising the risk of confusion between different injectable iron products may prevent inadvertent harm.

Using potassium permanganate for skin conditions or wound care

4 April 2025Potassium permanganate is a chemical product. We review the evidence for using it in wound care and highlight the risk of severe harm associated with wrong use.

Risk assessing transcribing for administration

28 January 2025Various factors affect the risks associated with using transcribing for medicines administration.

Managing the risks of using effervescent tablets in children

11 February 2026Careful use of effervescent or soluble tablets to deliver part tablet doses for children and neonates can minimise risks of toxicity or suboptimal therapy.

Understanding medication safety policy and frameworks

15 December 2022Healthcare professionals delivering the medication safety agenda in their organisation require an understanding of national policy, frameworks and legislation

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.

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.