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Creating Innovation in Community Pharmacy Medication Safety – An NPA Case Study Glyn Walduck Head of Claims NPA Insurance Ltd
Creating Innovation in Community Pharmacy Medication Safety Officer Patient Safety Quarterly Report – Quarter 1 (January – March) 2017 www.npa.co.uk/news-and-events/news-item/latest- patient-safety-quarterly-report-meet-quality-criteria/
Creating Innovation in Community Pharmacy Wrong Drug – Selection errors Prednisolone and Gliclazide Methotrexate – lessons learned?
Creating Innovation in Community Pharmacy Right Drug – Wrong Strength Dexamethasone PMR s - use them, but with caution, to maintain patient wellbeing!
Creating Innovation in Community Pharmacy Right Patient – Right Drug The name game! Allcote/Aucote How to “address” these concerns
Creating Innovation in Community Pharmacy Script – misinterpretation Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml “take four 5ml spoonfuls twice a day” Labelled as “take four 20ml spoonfuls twice a day” Going solo? Take a break – rectify that mistake!
Creating Innovation in Community Pharmacy Transposition of Dispensed Medicines in pharmacy Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension “10ml twice daily” – 60ml prescribed Methadone 1mg/1ml oral solution 60ml dispensed Separate the function at the junction!