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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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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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Safe Medication Management newsletters - 2010
Newsletters from the SMM programme for the year 2010
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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.
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Taking Your Medicine Safely pamphlet
A medication safety pamphlet for patients.
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Safe use of opioids measurement: frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about measurement for the safe use of opioids.
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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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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.
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ALERT 17: Alteplase or tenecteplase?
An alert has been issued to highlight the need to clearly differentiate between stroke thrombolysis and myocardial infarction thrombolysis.
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Pharmac leaflet on practical tips for giving medicine to kids
This leaflet from Pharmac provides practical tips for giving medicine to babies, toddlers and young children.