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Medication Safety Watch - Issue 2, May 2012

16th January, 2024

Key messages in this issue:

  • Tall Man lettering
  • Sterile talc adverse reaction
  • Methotrexate and Insulin errors
  • Avoid abbreviations and eliminate errors

Last updated: 16th January, 2024