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Guidelines for working with Asian patients and their familiesInformation and guidance for clinicians to increase cultural awareness, sensitivity, knowledge and skills when working with Asian patients and their families.
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Parent information - Help us to help your childA leaflet about medicines safety for the parents of children coming into hospital.
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Patient information - Help us to help youA leaflet about medicines safety for patients coming into hospital.
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ALERT: Prescribing by weight in childrenThis 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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Medication Safety FactsheetReducing medication errors is the focus of a factsheet released today by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
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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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Pharmac leaflet explaining medicine brand changesThis leaflet from Pharmac explains why brand names, appearance and packaging of your medicines may have changed.
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Pharmac leaflet on practical tips for giving medicine to kidsThis leaflet from Pharmac provides practical tips for giving medicine to babies, toddlers and young children.
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Metoprolol oral administration - draft alertThe Medication Safety Expert Advisory Group is developing a full alert following release of a safety signal issued in October 2012 on oral metoprolol administration.
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Oxycodone: How did we get here and how do we fix itThis article from Best Practice Journal (July 2014) 'How did we get here and how do we fix it' focuses on the increase in prescribing of oxycodone.