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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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Opioid implementation package
This package outlines the next steps and what the options are to make a significant difference in opioid-induced adverse drug events.
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Safe use of opioids data collection and reporting workbook (manual data capture)
Spreadsheet template for manual data capture, for the safe use of opioids data collection and reporting.
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Safety Signal: Changes to the labelling of Bicillin LA®
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
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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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Medicine reconciliation guidance tools and training materials
Medicine reconciliation guidance tools and training materials.
- Benefits and risks of taking anti-seizure medicines for epilepsy, mental health, or pain
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Pharmac leaflet explaining medicine brand changes
This leaflet from Pharmac explains why brand names, appearance and packaging of your medicines may have changed.
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Margaret's story: Understanding the side effects of medicines
In this video, Margaret Pye shares how she experienced constipation following use of morphine.