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ALERT 14: Oral Methotrexate - once weekly dosingThis alert highlights that patient harm and death have occurred when the weekly dosing schedule of methotrexate is inadvertently prescribed, dispensed or administered as an incorrect daily dose.
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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.
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ARRC mini-collaborative evaluation report and case studiesThis toolkit is designed to help health care staff undertake quality improvement, specifically those working in aged residential care (ARC).
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Consumer flyer: Ask your pharmacist for advice about your medicinesConsumer flyer: help with your medicines is available – ask your pharmacist for advice.
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Gary's story: a consumer perspective on taking warfarinThis is the story of Gary Edwards, a 60-year-old builder from Waitarere Beach, who ended up on Warfarin after a cardiac event.