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Evaluation of the safe use of opioids national collaborative
This report presents an evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission-led safe use of opioids national collaborative.
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Guidelines for Applications for a Director-General's Waiver to allow Electronic Prescribing
On 1 August 2011, the waiver provision in the Medicines Regulations 1984 was updated.
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Error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations not to use
This poster and quick reference card list abbreviations, symbols and dose designations that have been reported internationally as being frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful medication errors.
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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.
- ALERT 8: Colchicine
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Jessica Nand and Dr Mark Beale talk about medicine reconciliation in NZ
Jessica Nand (pharmacist) and Mark Beale (doctor) talk about medicine reconciliation.
- ALERT: Intrathecal chemotherapy and intravenous vinca alkaloids
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ALERT: Colour coded wristbands
There is no uniform approach in New Zealand to the colours used to indicate different risks, e.g. red bands are used to indicate different risks in three different DHBs; a high risk of falls, drug allergy and gas inserted into the eye during retinal
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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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Medicine information leaflets now available in te reo Māori | E wātea ana ngā mātārere mōhiohio rongoā ināianei i roto i te reo Māori
A series of medicine information leaflets for New Zealand health consumers, My Medicines, is being made available in te reo Māori.