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Metolazone preparation differences and safety considerations
7 September 2022
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Healthcare professionals involved in the use of metolazone need to be aware of the differences between licensed and unlicensed products to ensure safe care.
Multiple Use of Injectable Medicines in Clinical Areas V 02 February 2020
19 December 2019
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This document is intended for multi-professional clinical practitioners to use as a reference and source of information for the prescribing, reconstituting or administering injectable medicines.…
Practice support for the Medication Safety Officer (MSO)
15 December 2022
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An infrastructure of support opportunities exists that MSOs should utilise to deliver their role most effectively
Preventing parenteral nutrition rapid over-infusion in babies
28 October 2022
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There is a risk of severe harm or death if PN is unintentionally infused too rapidly in babies. Healthcare professionals need to ensure safe practice.
Product Risk Assessment Tools
15 March 2016
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Product risk assessment tools to support NHS organisations to identify risk resultant from medicinal product presentation.
Promoting medication incident reporting
15 December 2022
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Increased medication incident reporting provides greater opportunities for learning and improving medication safety
Purchasing for safety
19 June 2024
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Using principles of purchasing for safety when making purchasing decisions supports the safe clinical use of medicines and can minimise inadvertent harm
Reporting and management of medication incidents and harms
15 December 2022
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High quality reporting and management of incidents and harms ensures opportunities for learning and improving medication safety
Resources to support learning from medication incidents and harms
15 December 2022
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Organisations should utilise resources to effectively drive improvement based on the learning from incidents, concerns, disputes and claims
Responding to medication safety alerts and notifications
15 December 2022
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Healthcare professionals responsible for medication safety in their organisation must deliver an appropriate response to safety alerts
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