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Display of combination product medicines in electronic systems
Guidelines for the display of combination product medicines in electronic systems.
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Medication Reconciliation in the Hospital: What, Why, Where, When, Who and How?
Authors from the University of Toronto take a closer look at the key questions of medicine reconciliation in this Healthcare Quarterly article
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Medication Safety Factsheet
Reducing medication errors is the focus of a factsheet released today by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
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Some medicines for epilepsy, mental health, and pain can harm your unborn baby
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.
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Pain-relieving medicines for acute pain – information for patients
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.
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Parent information - Help us to help your child
A leaflet about medicines safety for the parents of children coming into hospital.
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ALERT: Prescribing by weight in children
This alert was developed in response to a request by the Health and Disability Commissioner following a case where the dose of medicine for a baby was calculated using a weight recorded as being kilograms when it was actually pounds and ounces.
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Health literacy medication safety project evaluation report, training tools and resources (August 2013)
Evaluation report and resources from Malatest International and resources from Workbase Education Trust for the Commission's health literacy medication safety demonstration project.
- Benefits and risks of taking anti-seizure medicines for epilepsy, mental health, or pain
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Helen McKernan discusses mother's hospital treatment
Helen McKernan talks about her mother’s death, following a hospital medication error. Helen's mother was given the wrong medication for four days because of a chart mix up and inadequate checking.