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7 Aug 2020, Medication Safety
A booklet and a flyer from ACC with information for people who could get pregnant, and their families and whānau, understand the risks and benefits of taking anti-seizure medicines for epilepsy, mental health and pain.
7 Aug 2020, Medication Safety
This booklet from ACC has information for health care providers to discuss with people who could get pregnant, about the benefits and risks of taking anti-seizure medicines for epilepsy, mental health or pain.
27 May 2020, Medication Safety
The Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list (April 2020) includes look-alike, sound-alike medicine names that have been predicted to pose the greatest risk to patient safety.
19 May 2020, Medication Safety
The Health Quality & Safety Commission, Choosing Wisely and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists have developed an information leaflet to help patients, caregivers and whānau use opioid medicines safely, to manage non-cancer pain.
11 Mar 2020, Medication Safety
Actions for providers delivering thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke, highlighting specific issues relating to tenecteplase.
26 Sep 2019, Medication Safety
Purpose: To highlight the risks associated with the use of transdermal patches (both from the medicine and the delivery system).
1 Aug 2019, Medication Safety
Spreadsheet template for manual data capture, for the safe use of opioids data collection and reporting.
16 May 2019, Medication Safety
Guidelines for the display of combination product medicines in electronic systems.
9 Apr 2019, Medication Safety
Techniques for reviewing an event and implementing change and improvements.
27 Mar 2019, Medication Safety
Tools developed by Waitematā DHB to encourage the safer prescribing and the best practice use of oxygen therapy, to reduce harm to patients.
14 Mar 2019, Medication Safety
This training video illustrates the principles of a just and fair culture; in a just culture, people feel safe and secure to speak up when an error occurs.
13 Mar 2019, Medication Safety
Following international practice, the name and strength description for Bicillin LA® has been changed. The expression of the name will now be benzathine benzylpenicillin tetrahydrate. The expression of product strength will now be 1,200,000 units/2.3 mL.
30 Jan 2019, Medication Safety
New dosing guidance for acetylcysteine for the treatment of paracetamol overdose and toxicity issued in January 2019.
9 Jan 2019, Medication Safety
Consumer poster available in English and te reo Māori to help patients, caregivers, families and whānau talk about medication with their health care providers.
31 Aug 2018, Medication Safety
Frequently asked questions about measurement for the safe use of opioids.
31 Aug 2018, Medication Safety
This package outlines the next steps and what the options are to make a significant difference in opioid-induced adverse drug events.
26 Jul 2018, Medication Safety
Use this application form to apply for a new or changed specify brand advice listing.
26 Jul 2018, Medication Safety
Refreshed guidelines for the application of specify brand advice (SBA) for medicines within electronic systems.
9 May 2018, Medication Safety
Whanganui Hospital is undertaking an antibiotic ‘switch’ campaign. One approach to antibiotic stewardship is the early conversion from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotics, when this is appropriate. This is known as antibiotic switch therapy.
27 Apr 2018, Medication Safety
Chronic pain should be carefully evaluated to decide which analgesic (pain reliever) is appropriate.